From this angle you can see the carvings on the orthostat on the left hand passage wall and the brightly lit backstone.

At about 8.40 am the light begins to move off the backstone and onto the chamber wall.

The Kings Seat or 'An Forradh' as it is in Gaelic is where the 'Stone of Destiny' or Liá Fáil is now located.

The 'Stone of Destiny' or Lia Fáil as it is also known is a slender, rounded standing stone which originally stood just north of the Mound of the Hostages but was moved to this position to commemorate the men who died in the failed 1798 rebellion. Folklore tells that this stone is the stone on which the High King of Ireland was crowned and when the true king touched the stone it 'cried out' in approval.

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The 'Rath of the Synods' is typical of the earthen banks and ditches spread all around this site. This view is from the top of the Mound of the Hostages.

A second shot of the Stone of Destiny, in colour this time.