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SUNRISE SIGHTING MARK AT STONEHENGE 231

Circle is not a true circle, but is somewhat pear-shaped ; and Dr. Anderson's ‘‘ centre ’’ differs considerably in position from the centre as estimated by previous observers.*

(Moreover, his alignment of the midsummer solstice sunrise in the plan appears to have been drawn, not from the actual visible sunlight point on the hilly skyline to the east of the Keswick Circle, but from the theoretical sunrise point on the invisible lower horizon beyond the hills, which is considerably to the north of the actual sunrise on the hilly skyline.? All these differences, if corrected, may tend to bring the solstice sightline towards the stone with the Sumerian markings No. 26. In view of all these differences of personal equation in the various estimations of the centre of the circle and in the summer solstice line, it is desirable that further fresh observations of this line and the actual centre be made with special reference to this stone No. 26 bearing the markings. ]

Following up the discovery of the Observation Stone at Keswick, I searched several other of the larger Circles for corresponding stones in the S.W. sector for such markings ; and I found similar flattish stones in the same relative position in all of the larger relatively complete Circles containing that sector which I have been able to examine.

At Stonehenge, which I visited later in that year (1919) I went by my compass straight to the corresponding S.W. stone in the Stonehenge “‘older’’ Circle; and, although hitherto unremarked by previous writers, I found that it was a Table-Stone, and that this Stonehenge Table-Stone bore the same old diamond-shaped sign engraved upon the middle of its flat top-as at Keswick.

This Stonehenge Observation Table-Stone with its Sumerian markings is unfortunately very much worn by the weather and more especially by the feet of visitors, who use it as a stepping stone, its top being flat and only about two feet above the ground level, and the stone of a somewhat

1C. W. Dymond in his plan in C.A.S., 1879-1880, obtains a centre to the west of Dr. Anderson’s, in the middle line of the N. and S. entrances ; and Prof. J. Morrow (Proc. Durham Univ. Philosoph. Socy., 1908-1909) selected a centre to the south of this, and about 18 inches N.W. of Dr. Anderson's centre (see Anderson Joc. cit., 102). There is also an earlier plan with different orientation by J. Otley in 1849 (see L.S., 35).

#See Anderson, Joc, cit., 104-106.