Images of Megalithic Cairns at Carnbane East Loughcrew.

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Aerial pictures of Loughcrew Carnbane East - Cairn T is the centrepiece cairn

Cairn T - Carnbane East

Cairn T - Entrance

Cairn T - Hag's Chair

Cairn T - Backstone

Cairn T - Right recess

Cairn T - Left recess

Cairn T - Ceiling Stone

Cairn T - Orthostat R1

Cairn T - Orthostat L1

Cairn U - Carnbane East

Cairn U - Passage

Cairn U - Carving (right)

 

The illumination of the passage and chamber at the Winter solstice sunrise in Newgrange is world famous. Less well known is the Equinox illumination at sunrise in Cairn T at Loughcrew. The backstone of the chamber is illuminated by a beam of light at sunrise on the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes. The sun light is shaped by the stones of the entrance and passage and descends the backstone while moving from left to the right illuminating the solar symbols.