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Home  > Taken on the Autumn Equinox in 2006, this view is of the passage looking out from the chamber towards the entrance. The beam of sunlight is shaped by the lintels and sill stones into an almost rectangular shape before it reaches the backstone.
Home  > Cairn T sits quietly waiting for the sun to return again, many months from now.
Home  > A rare fresh, sunny morning at Loughcrew on the eve of the equinox. The ruined Cairn V is in the foreground, a small crowd is still gathered outside the entrance to Cairn T.
Home  > The view towards Patrickstown Hill to the east and Co. Meath far below, the sun is emerging from the clouds.
Home  > Here you can see just how strong the projected beam is in the chamber. At this point the beam is entirely cast onto stone 6 in the main chamber, it will reach the small circular carving just visible to the top right of the sunbeam before stopping and shrinking from right to left until the chamber returns to gloomy darkness.
Home  > Carvings normally hidden from view become easily visible on the passage and chamber orthostats.
Taken on the Autumn Equinox in 2006, this view is of the passage looking out from the chamber towards the entrance. The beam of sunlight is shaped by the lintels and sill stones into an almost rectangular shape before it reaches the backstone.
Home  > Taken on the Autumn Equinox in 2006, this view is of the passage looking out from the chamber towards the entrance. The beam of sunlight is shaped by the lintels and sill stones into an almost rectangular shape before it reaches the backstone.
Taken on the Autumn Equinox in 2006, this view is of the passage looking out from the chamber towards the entrance. The beam of sunlight is shaped by the lintels and sill stones into an almost rectangular shape before it reaches the backstone.
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