Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane West

Cairn L
Cairn L, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane West, Co Meath, Ireland

Carnbane West
The kerb of Cairn L with Cairn H in the middle ground and cairns F and G on the horizon

Cairn H
Cairn H

 The entrance to Cairn H
The entrance to Cairn H


Cairn H

Cairn L from the south west
Cairn L from the south west

Cairn D
Cairn D

Cairn F with Cairn D
Cairn F with Cairn D in the background

Cairn I With Cairn T on the horizon
Cairn I With Cairn T on the horizon

Cairn I
Cairn I

Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane East

Cairn S with Cairn T in the background
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex – Carnbane East, Co Meath, Ireland

The Hag's Chair, Cairn T
The Hag’s Chair at Cairn T

The Hag's Chair on Sliabh na Cailleach
The Hag’s Chair on Sliabh na Cailleach, the Mountains of the Hag (Witch)

Detail of the Hag's Chair
Detail of Cross inscribed into the Hag’s Chair

Cairn V
Cairn V, Carnbane East

Cairn T from Cairn V
Cairn T viewed from Cairn V, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex, Carnbane East

Cairn V and Cairn T
Another view from Cairn V of Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn S
Cairn S

The Equinox Stone, Cairn T
The Equinox Stone in the chamber of Cairn T which is illuminated by the sun at sunrise on the Spring and Autumnal Equinoxes

Cairn T passage
Cairn T passage to chamber

Loughcrew decorated stone - rock art
Loughcrew decorated stone – rock art

Cairn T decorated stone
The “energy” seeming to emanate from this stone is coincidental internal camera flare

Cairn T and Cairn S
Cairn T with Cairn S in the foreground

Kilcar old church

Kilcar old church and graveyard
Kilcar old church and graveyard, Co Donegal, Ireland

Kilcar old church and graveyard

Kilcar old church and graveyard - Bullaun stone
The bullaun stone that sits in the ruin of Kilcar old church

Kilcar old church and graveyard

Kilcar old church and graveyard

Kilcar old church and graveyard - Grave slabs
Two of the numerous grave slabs that lie in the graveyard

Kilcar old church and graveyard - Grave slabs

 

Kilcar old church - Cairn and Holy Well

The Cairn and Holy Well in a field next to Kilcar old church

Kilcar old church - Cairn and Holy Well

The holy well flows into a bullaun stone or rock-basin

Carrowkeel Cairns

Carrowkeel megalithic complex on the summits of the Bricklieve Mountains comprised of fourteen passage tombs from 3400 to 3100 BC

Carrowkeel Cairn G

Carrowkeel Cairn G aligns with sunset on the summer solstice

Carrowkeel Cairn G

Lightbox above the entrance of Carrowkeel Cairn G which aligns with sunset on the summer solstice.

 Carrowkeel Cairn G

Carrowkeel Cairn G inside the chamber

Carrowkeel Cairn H
Carrowkeel Cairn H also aligns with sunset on the summer solstice

Carrowkeel Cairn H
Carrowkeel Cairn H

Carrowkeel Cairn H entrance
Carrowkeel Cairn H the entrance

Carrowkeel Cairn K
Carrowkeel Cairn K

Carrowkeel Cairn K entrance
Carrowkeel Cairn K the entrance

Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Loughcrew Megalithic Complex, Co Meath, Ireland.

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Cairn T viewed from Cairn V, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

The Hag's Chair, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The Hag’s Chair, Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The entrance to Cairn T which aligns to the Spring and Autumn Equinox

Inner chamber Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
The inner chamber Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex


Rock art on the Equinox Stone in Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
Rock Art in Cairn U, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex

Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex
More rock art from Cairn T, Loughcrew Megalithic Complex