Carrowkeel — Cairn G

Nearest town:
Ballymote (10km W)
OS reference:
G754119
OS sheet:
25
Latitude:
54° 3' 20.17 N
Longitude:
8° 22' 32.44 W
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Images

Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Beautiful, soft light on the lintel of the eastern recess.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

The stone between the eastern recess and the back recess is lit by the setting sun. This is as far as it goes 6 days after summer solstice.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Around 9.45pm on the 27th June, 2019, a gloriously sunny day, the sunset is visible through the ‘roofbox’.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

The sun shines into the chamber and into the eastern recess.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Just inside the passage, this is the back of the top stone of the ‘roofbox’.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Around 8.45pm, 6 days after the summer solstice 2019, sun streams into the passage through the ‘roofbox’ at Cairn G. Sunlight also penetrates into the chamber between the passage door lintel (the bottom of the ‘roofbox’) and the blocking stone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 1, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by ryaner

G, with H and K over its shoulder. The naming system is dull but it’s handy.

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ryaner
ryaner Jun 26, 2019
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by costaexpress

The famous light box on Cairn G. Open access to these tombs, no gate or key keeper to worry about, just scratched knees.

costaexpress
costaexpress May 13, 2017
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by CianMcLiam

Sunset viewed through the ‘roofbox’ of Cairn G

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2008
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jun 8, 2008
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by CianMcLiam

Sun framed in the gap between the door and the light box, sunset 2nd July 2005.

Image credit: Ken Williams
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jul 3, 2005
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by CianMcLiam

Summer sunset shining through the light box into the rear of the chamber, just before 10pm on the 2nd July 2005. Because the passage is so short Cairn G is not nearly as accurate as Newgrange or even Loughcrew Cairn T which have longer passages. This means a good sunset two or three weeks before or after the Summer Solstice will be quite similar to the main event.

Image credit: Ken Williams
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jul 3, 2005
Image of Carrowkeel – Cairn G (Passage Grave) by CianMcLiam

Inside the chamber, pasted together from three photos, donations towards a fish eye lens welcome!

Image credit: Ken Williams (CianMcLiam)
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Apr 25, 2005

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