Winter Solstice sunrise at Newgrange
22nd December, 2002
OK these photos have nothing to do with the village directly but having received them from Michael I feel many of our viewers with a sense of wonder will be as moved as I.
The winter solstice sunrise behind a standing stone,
photographed from
the entrance of the passage tomb at Newgrange.
A rainbow appeared just before the sun shone directly on the mound.
The white quartz stone beautifully illuminated by the winter solstice sunrise with a rainbow to complete a wonderful spectacle.
Sunlight in the passage at Newgrange, photographed from the entrance, the sunbeam high on the orthostats (the stones lining the passage) illuminates the chamber.
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courtesy of Michael Fox