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Equinox alignment gallery from Loughcrew, Co. Meath Chambered Cairn Co. Meath

Submitted by KenWilliams on Wednesday, 16 March 2011  Page Views: 10995

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Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Chambered Cairn

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Loughcrew Cairn T
Loughcrew Cairn T submitted by KenWilliams : The sunrise on the eve of the autumn equinox illuminates ancient carvings on the backstone of Cairn T. See photography news item about the equinox alignment at Loughcrew. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Despite the very bad weather, and the tail end of a hurricane, the sun made a brief but spectacular appearance inside the chamber of Cairn T at Loughcrew on the 22nd September, on the eve of the Autumn Equinox. Cairn T is aligned so that the rising sun on the equinox illuminates some pretty fascinating carvings on the backstone of the rear chamber.

Shaped by the stones of the passage into a rectangular frame around one solar-like symbol on the top left of this stone, it then moves over the entire stone and finally framing a similar solar symbol on the bottom right of the stone. The beam then passes along the wall of the main chamber before being blocked out completely. The whole process takes over an hour, you can see the result in my Shadows and Stone gallery of this event.

Other items include the main Portal page for Cairn T, Michael Fox's photos from 2003 and Ken's from 2005

Note: Cairn T equinox opening times from Michael Fox (see latest comment) and some archive photos from Ken Williams
Contributor Bio for KenWilliams: Based in Dublin, contributing since 2005.

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"Equinox alignment gallery from Loughcrew, Co. Meath" | Login/Create an Account | 4 News and Comments
  
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2011 Spring Equinox at Loughcrew, Ireland by Andy B on Wednesday, 16 March 2011
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Michael Fox writes:

At the 5000 year old Loughcrew megalithic Cairn T, the rising sun on the
mornings around the equinox illuminates the passage and chamber. Cairn T
will be open from 6:15am on Sunday the 20th of March, Monday the 21st March
and Tuesday the 22nd March. Breakfast will be server at the Loughcrew
Gardens Coffee Shop from 7.30am. http://www.newgrange.com/news37.htm

Boyne Valley Tours have expanded their range of Tours, offering coach tours,
personalised tours, walking tours and an archaeological dig where you can
take part in a real archaeological excavation.
http://www.boynevalleytours.com/

Best Spring Equinox Wishes,

Michael Fox

http://www.newgrange.com/
http://www.boynevalleytours.com/
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Loughcrew Cairn T by Andy B on Wednesday, 16 March 2011
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More about Loughcrew Cairn T at
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1987425152
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Autumnal Equinox at Stonehenge by Anonymous on Saturday, 30 September 2006
You can find some videos & a photo gallery of the Autumnal Equinox at Stonehenge here:- http://www.kev.mercury-moon.co.uk/stonehenge/Equinox%2006.html

Regards

Kev
http://Kev.MercuryMoon.co.uk
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Re: Autumn 2006 Equinox at Loughcrew by AngieLake on Thursday, 28 September 2006
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Thankyou very much for those lovely shots of the Equinox sun highlighting the patterned stones at Loughcrew, Ken. It's almost as good as being there! Did you have to jostle for position to take them?
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