Newgrange sunrise: What happens during the winter solstice and how to watch live Newgrange, which has a stone age passage tomb that's older than the pyramids in Egypt, is located in the Boyne ...

As sunlight floods through the Neolithic passage tomb Newgrange once a year, it's as though our ancestors are reaching out to us. The 2024 Winter Solstice occurs on Wednesday, December 21, marking ...

Professor of Archaeology at UCC Michael J. O'Kelly, who directed excavations at Newgrange between 1962 and 1975 and who rediscovered the alignment at Newgrange to sunrise at Winter Solstice in ...

As the time inches towards 8.58am, which is dawn on winter solstice, at Newgrange in the Boyne Valley, a few hundred people gather to witness something bigger than themselves.

A brief moment of wonder awaits a few lucky people who see the winter solstice sunrise in Newgrange, Co Meath, Ireland, reports Sophie Campbell. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

The chamber in Newgrange was partially illuminated during winter solstice sunrise. The sky was clear as the sun began to rise over Boyne Valley but at 8:58 it became obstructed by cloud.

People gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath this morning to mark sunrise on the shortest day of the year, also known as the Winter Solstice. Tuesday, 10 June 2025 ePaper ...

Happy Winter Solstice! This year, the traditional pagan holiday fell on Dec. 21, 2023, for the United States, and Dec. 22, 2023, for Europe. Considered to be the longest night of the year, the days… ...

People gather to celebrate the winter solstice in Newgrange, Ireland on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, with dancing, singing and more. The crowd gathered at a Stone Age monument in the Boyne Valley ...

W hile sixteen lucky were preparing to witness the winter solstice from inside the chamber at Newgrange, another intimate gathering of 100 people, from all walks of life were meeting on the other ...

Winter solstice at Stonehenge live stream 2023. This year, the winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10:27 p.m. EST.The sunrise will begin in Stonehenge at 8:09 a.m. BST or 3:09 a.m. EST ...

Members of the public gathered at Newgrange in Co Meath for the first time in two years to witness its winter solstice illumination. Built by Stone Age farmers around 3,200 BC, making it older ...