Loughcrew Equinox - 21st September 2008

On Carnbane East at Loughcrew, Cairn T is aligned with the rising sun at the equinoxes, when light enters the chamber and illuminates the carvings within. The photographs below record the autumn equinox on 21st September 2008, when mist and cloud allowed only fleeting glimpses of light in the chamber.

On Sunday 21st September a group of over 100 early risers waited patiently for the sun to break through the mist and cloud; unfortunately the mist and cloud persisted with only fleeting glimpses of light in the chamber.

Despite the disappointing conditions the group was good humoured and it was a chance to meet old friends and make some new friends.

Loughcrew Video - Spring Equinox 2005

The progress of the sunbeam on the backstone inside Cairn T at Loughcrew was video recorded at sunrise on the morning of March 23rd 2005. The 50 minute video has been compressed to 1 minute 46 seconds and included in the following YouTube Video.

Still photograph from the 2005 Spring Equinox