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Winter Solstice at Newgrange

Winter Solstice at Newgrange

This weekend is Winter Solstice weekend – the days will be getting longer, thankfully! At sunrise on the solstice, a shaft of sunlight shines through the roof box over the entrance to Newgrange and penetrates the passage to light up the chamber. It’s a spectacular and dramatic event which only lasts for about 17 minutes […]