Articles on Newgrange and the Boyne Valley

Newgrange at sunset, white quartz wall and entrance framed by a Great Circle orthostat and golden light. Newgrange UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Newgrange: empowering the salmon of wisdom - Philip Coppens.
Man reaches into the winter solstice sunbeam on the floor beside a lit orthostat in Newgrange.
Touching the Light : Winter Solstice Sunbeam inside Newgrange - Photo by Ken Williams
  • Samhain - The Celtic roots of Halloween
  • The Stone Age Cairn L at Loughcrew is featured in the March 2015 edition of Astronomy Ireland in an article by Ann Dunne "Irish Recorded Oldest Known Eclipse 5355 Years Ago".

Boyne and Beyond Conference 2022

Inspired by the legacy of the late Professor George Eogan this international conference examines the Boyne Valley monuments in the context of the wider prehistoric world.

Stonelight Archives logo with green Celtic lettering and a red circular megalithic carving motif.

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