Dowth is one of Ireland's largest ringed structures - egg-shaped with a large southwest opening and smaller northeast opening. Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore witnessed its solstice alignment in 2000. Professor Ronald Hicks confirmed the northeast gap is original to the structure. Hicks had written in 1985 that the site was substantially aligned.
Site Q: Large egg-shaped henge with summer solstice alignment discovered in Boyne Valley
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📍 Site Q
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- Site Q is one of the largest surviving ringed structures in Ireland, egg-shaped with large southwest opening and smaller northeast opening
- Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore speculated and witnessed solstice alignment in year 2000
- Archaeologists initially challenged northeast gap as disturbed, but Professor Ronald Hicks (Ball State University) confirmed it is contemporary with original structure
- Hicks had written in 1985 that the site was substantially aligned
Sources
mythicalireland.com
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megalithomania.co.uk
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