Azimuths near these have been noted before at other circles, and it must not be forgotten that as the holed stones on my view were used for observation, these azimuths must be reversed, since it is probable that the observations were made over the circle. If this were so, then S.E. would be changed into N.W., and we should get N. 50° 33′ W. indicating the solstitial sunset. Similarly, S.W. would become N.E., and we should have N. 79° 25′ E., possibly a Pleiades alignment. I have brought together in the following table all the sight-lines so far referred to. Where the altitude of the sky-line has been measured it is marked with a *. [Illustration: FIG. 53.--25-inch Ordnance Map of Merry Maidens, showing alignments.] In the map the probable site of the second circle and the barrows have special marks attached to them. The numbers of the alignments in the table are also shown in the map. TABLE OF ALIGNMENTS. ------+-------------+-----+----------+------------+------+------------ Align-| Azimuth. |Hill.| Decl. |Sun or Star.| Date.| Mark. ment. | | | | | | ------+-------------+-----+----------+------------+------+------------ | | | | | B.C. | 1 |N. 11° 45′ E.| 20′ |38° 46′ N.|Arcturus | 1650 |Stone in | | | |(warning | |road. | | | |August) | | | | | | | | 2 |N. 38° 25′ E.| 20′*|29° 58′ N.|Capella | 2160 |The Pipers | | | |(warning | |and barrow. | | | |February) | | | | | | | | 3 |N. 64° E. | ¹⁄₃°|16° 21′ N.|May year | -- |Fougou. | | | | | | 4 |S. 38° 22′ N.| 20′ |30° 27′ S.|Pipers line | -- |Barrrow B. | | | | | | 5 |S. 64° W. | 20′ |16° 26′ S.|May year | -- |Barrow L. | | | |(February- | | | | | |November | | | | | |setting) | | | | | | | | 6 |S. 69° W. | 32′*|13° 18′ S.|Antares | 1310 |Stone cross | | | |(warning | |on hill and | | | |May) | |Barrow A. | | | | | | 7 |S. 81° 35′ W.| 32′*| 5° 24′ N.|_Reversed | 1960 |Goon-Rith. | | | |line._ | | | | | |Pleiades | | | | | |elev. ¹⁄₂° | | | | | |(warning | |