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Loughcrew Equinox Dawn September 2008
The Office of Public Works will have staff in attendance at Cairn T, Loughcrew on the mornings of Saturday the 20th of September, Sunday the 21st September and Monday the 22nd September from 7.15am until 8.30am.
Admission to the Chamber of Cairn T is free of charge.
As the chamber is quite small, only 5 or 6 people can be inside at a time. Visitors are requested to stay inside for only a few minutes so that everyone can get a chance to visit.
Please note that it is very important that visitors dress warmly and are wearing stout shoes. The climb to the top of Carnbane East is very steep and can be slippery after rain or on frosty mornings.
Loughcrew Spring Equinox - March 2008
Staff from the Office of Public Works were at Cairn T on Carnbane East, Loughcrew for the Equinox Illumination on the mornings of March 20th, March 21st and March 22nd 2008.
Unfortunately for the people who went on March 20th the sunrise was totally obscured. On the 21st the rising sun occasionally broke through the clouds, Ken Williams has posted photos from the 21st at ShadowsandStone.com
The best morning was the 22nd which was a near perfect sunrise, when the sun rose above a little low cloud, Cairn T was brilliantly illuminated, rewarding the hardy souls that braved the arctic winds and sub zero temperatures. More...
Loughcrew Video - Spring Equinox 2005
On the morning of March 23rd, I was inside the chamber of Cairn T to witness the spring equinox sunrise illuminate the backstone. Click on the link below to view a video of the event which has been compressed from 50 minutes to 40 seconds. The file is 3.8mb in size and is in WMV format (Windows Media Video).
I also photographed the progression of the sunbeam across the backstone
at regular intervals, click here to view the images.
