-------------+----------------------+----------------+---------------- | Position. | May and Aug. | Feb. and Nov. Monument. +----------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+-------- | Lat. N. | Long. W. |Rising.|Setting.|Rising.|Setting. -------------+----------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+-------- Merry Maidens|50° 3′ 40″| 5° 35′ 25″| * | * | | * Boscawen-un |50 5 20 | 5 37 0 | * | | * | Tregaseal |50 7 50 | 5 39 20 | * | | | Longstone |50 8 10 | 5 38 20 | * | | | (Tregaseal) | | | | | | Down Tor |50 30 10 | 3 59 30 | * | | | Merrivale |50 33 15 | 4 2 30 | * | | | The Hurlers |50 31 0 | 4 27 20 | | | * | Stonehenge |51 10 40 | 1 49 30 | * | * | | Stanton Drew |51 22 0 | 2 34 30 | * | | | | | | | | | ? | | | circle| | |avenue | | | along | | | to | | | avenue| | |circle | | | | | | * Stenness |59 0 10 | 3 13 40| * | * | * | -------------+----------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+-------- I have already shown that it was the practice in ancient times for the astronomer-priests not only to watch the clock-stars during the night, but also other stars which rose or set about an hour before sunrise, to give warning of its approach on the days of the principal festivals. Each clock-star, if it rose and set very near the north point, might be depended on to herald the sunrise on _one_ of the critical days of the year, but for the others other stars would require to be observed. This practice was fully employed in Britain. _May Warnings._--The following table gives the stars I have so far noted which were used as warners for the May festival.