Video argues for a lunar alignment at Callanish

Callanish, the Moon & the Sleeping Beauty | Gerald Ponting | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO
Source: Callanish, the Moon & the Sleeping Beauty | Gerald Ponting | Megalithomania 2007 | AUDIO by MegalithomaniaUK

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A video argues that, during a southern major lunar standstill at Callanish, the Moon rises at the “Sleeping Beauty” feature, skims the east row and later aligns with the circle’s centre at the foot of the tallest stone when viewed from the north end of the avenue. It cites a 1981 conference paper and photographs attributed to Margaret and Ron from the 1987 standstill.

The ancient comparison needs correcting: Diodorus Siculus wrote about the Hyperboreans’ temple and Apollo’s 19-year visitation, not a Moon visiting every 19 years. Lunar major standstills recur every 18.6 years.

Key facts

  • The claimed Moon sequence is the video presenter’s interpretation, not a newly proven “major discovery.”
  • From the north end of the avenue, the video describes the southern major-standstill Moon rising by the “Sleeping Beauty” feature, passing the east row and later aligning with the circle’s centre at the foot of the tallest stone.
  • The ancient source was Diodorus Siculus, and the people were the Hyperboreans. He wrote about Apollo’s 19-year visitation, not the Moon visiting every 19 years.
  • Major lunar standstills recur every 18.6 years; 1987 was one. The video cites a 1981 conference paper and photographs attributed to Margaret and Ron.
  • Research by D. A. Nance links the east row’s orientation with Venus crossover events, so its alignment is not established as exclusively lunar.

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