When visiting Glastonbury Tor I noticed Wearyall Hill was another perfect observation point and the local Vicar confirmed it!

For Glastonbury Tor the mysterious Chalice Hill was where it should be and would explain its creation. Malta has a few hills/stations, Chankillo has at least two. If it was similar then it needed hills/stations around it to observe the procession of the sun through the sky (depending on how big the marker Tor is and how close the observatories are as the sun moves backwards and forwards along the horizon). Viewing the Glastonbury Tor on Google Earth and photos of the Tor it struck me how similar it was to Chankillo and the Malta one. The reason I was able to discover that Glastonbury Tor is part of its own Solar Obvervation Complex and the Glastonbury Tor itself is a marker hill is due to the other ancient Solar Observatories. Solar Observatory Complex - Malta (left) and Chankillo Peru (right) The Glastonbury Tor Solar Observatory Complex (the Tor and the surrounding observation stations) is built similar to other ancient Solar Observatories found around the world - the famous Chankillo Solar Observatory (Casma, Ancash, Peru) and the recently discovered and perhaps very ancient Malta Solar Observatory Complex.

Depending on when during the year and where viewed from you can mark special days of the year, such as the equinox, summer and winter solstice. When looking at the Glastonbury Tor from Chalice Hill and Wearyall Hill the rising sun will appear at various points along the side and top of Glastonbury Tor. The Glastonbury Tor is part of a Solar Observatory Complex with the Tor itself used as the marker or reference point for the procession of the sun across the Somerset and England horizon and skies, when viewed from hills and landmarks around it. Glastonbury Tor Solar Observatory Complex

Glastonbury tor google map