This slideshow was taken on the 20th September 2005, the only morning around the equinox where the weather conditions allowed the alignment in Loughcrew Carin T to be seen.
Click here to see a sequence of photographs from the Autumn equinox in 2006.
Click here to see a sequence of photographs from the Autumn equinox in 2006.
07:56am The beam, shaped into a rectangle by the stones of the passage, moves down to the right hand corner of the stone during the sunrise, passing over many rock carvings which Martin Brennan believes were intended to measure the beam to accurately predict the day of equinox.
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07:56am The beam, shaped into a rectangle by the stones of the passage, moves down to the right hand corner of the stone during the sunrise, passing over many rock carvings which Martin Brennan believes were intended to measure the beam to accurately predict the day of equinox.
Click here to continue to page 2 of this gallery...
Click here to continue to page 2 of this gallery...
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