Images of Megalithic Cairns
Carnbane East (Cairnbane East) Loughcrew.

Aerial photograph of Loughcrew Carnbane East

Loughcrew Carnbane East - Cairn S, Cairn T and Cairn U

Cairn T is the main cairn on Loughcrew Carnbane East

Cairn T on Loughcrew Carnbane East

Entrance to Cairn T on Loughcrew Carnbane East

Loughcrew Cairn T - Hag's Chair

Loughcrew Cairn T - Backstone

Loughcrew Cairn T - Right recess

Loughcrew Cairn T - Left recess

Cairn T - Ceiling Stone

Cairn T - Orthostat R1

Cairn T - Orthostat L1

Cairn U - Carnbane East

Loughcrew Cairn U - Carving on backstone of right hand chamber

Loughcrew Cairn U - Carving on backstone of left hand chamber

Loughcrew Cairn V with Cairn T in the background, photo by
Steve Emerson

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.
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