moss
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Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 17:28
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Has spring sprung? dawn chorus,daffodils and the sun streaming down the passageway of Loughcrew maybe ;)
The Office of Public Works will have staff in attendance at Cairn T, Loughcrew on the mornings of Saturday the 20th of March, Sunday the 21st March and Monday the 22nd March from 6.15am until 7.30am.
http://www.newgrange.com/news37.htm
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moss
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Edited Mar 16, 2010, 17:31
Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 17:31
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And are there other chambers/stones in the British Isles that herald the arrival of the spring equinox Tiompan?
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postman
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 17:43
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I dont know if its dead on, but when I was here
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2311/heston_brake.html
for the winter sol it looked like the chamber is aligned on the equinox sunrise and the portals framing the sunrise
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tiompan
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 18:12
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moss wrote: And are there other chambers/stones in the British Isles that herald the arrival of the spring equinox Tiompan?
Depending on how accurate the expectations are , a week either side would supply plenty .The most obvious are Callanish( eastern arm ) ,West Kennet LB ,Stonehenge cursus (I would consider them candidates for the equinox full moon ,but that's another story )Knowth eastern (it has a building in front of it so can't be tested for a wee while ) Curristanes and Stratford St Mary cursuses are pretty much bang on and a lot of Long barrows are aligned within a few days although not necessarily the passages .
Heston Brake would be about 9 days early judging by a quick look at Google Earth . Because the sun is moving fast and doesn't stop and return as at the solstices it would be more difficult to calculate which may expalin the less accurate examples .
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moss
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Edited Mar 16, 2010, 18:53
Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 18:20
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tiompan wrote: moss wrote: And are there other chambers/stones in the British Isles that herald the arrival of the spring equinox Tiompan?
Depending on how accurate the expectations are , a week either side would supply plenty .The most obvious are Callanish( eastern arm ) ,West Kennet LB ,Stonehenge cursus (I would consider them candidates for the equinox full moon ,but that's another story )Knowth eastern (it has a building in front of it so can't be tested for a wee while ) Curristanes and Stratford St Mary cursuses are pretty much bang on and a lot of Long barrows are aligned within a few days although not necessarily the passages .
Heston Brake would be about 9 days early judging by a quick look at Google Earth . Because the sun is moving fast and doesn't stop and return as at the solstices it would be more difficult to calculate which may expalin the less accurate examples .
Thank you for that quick reply ;), one reason why Heston Brake may be aligned roughly, is that it overlooks the Severn estuary, which of course has the high spring tides this time of year, and the famous 'bore' which was featured last week on Countryfile...
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tiompan
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 16, 2010, 18:39
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A bit like an eclipse , it's something that has to be experienced pics never do it justice .
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bawn79
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 19, 2010, 14:25
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postman wrote:
Ive mentioned the setting up a database of suspected alignments before. With Equinox coming up it would be very useful. I have something rough done up and was wondering is there anyone with the skills to take this a bit further?
http://www.editgrid.com/user/bawn79/Alignment_Database
It just needs a bit of front-end, If it was set up Id be more than happy to be a moderator on it.
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moss
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 22, 2010, 08:41
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Some photos, luckily taken on the 19th March, the 20th (the official spring equinox day was cloudy).
http://www.newgrange.com/loughcrew-mar10.htm
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tjj
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Edited Mar 22, 2010, 10:21
Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 22, 2010, 10:01
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moss wrote:
Thanks for posting that Moss, can't think of words to express seeing the Equinox sunrise beam onto the back stone of a 5000 year old tomb. Were the people who built it using the 'flower symbol' to represent new life? Can't but ponder on it.
Equinox felt very special this year - perhaps because we have all had such a harsh winter.
Here's to the Light!
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tjj
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Re: Spring Equinox at Loughcrew
Mar 22, 2010, 18:42
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tiompan wrote: moss wrote: And are there other chambers/stones in the British Isles that herald the arrival of the spring equinox Tiompan?
Depending on how accurate the expectations are , a week either side would supply plenty .The most obvious are Callanish( eastern arm ) ,West Kennet LB ,Stonehenge cursus (I would consider them candidates for the equinox full moon ,but that's another story )Knowth eastern (it has a building in front of it so can't be tested for a wee while ) Curristanes and Stratford St Mary cursuses are pretty much bang on and a lot of Long barrows are aligned within a few days although not necessarily the passages .
Heston Brake would be about 9 days early judging by a quick look at Google Earth . Because the sun is moving fast and doesn't stop and return as at the solstices it would be more difficult to calculate which may expalin the less accurate examples .
Tiompan,
I've just been looking at some amazing photos of a sunrise beam of light hitting the backstone in West Kennet Long Barrow, taken by Marina Graham, a local Wiltshire artist. Her photos were taken yesterday morning on the actual Spring Equinox and show a beam of light travelling down the inside of the chamber before hitting the backstone.
(I only became aware of the unusual 'pinkish' sarsen at the back of WKLB last year).
Its an overused word but stunning still comes to mind.
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