December 21, 2005
Everything is illuminated
The view of the interior of the wedge tomb at Poulaphuca, the Burren, Co. Clare.
A few Sundays ago, I sat waiting on a hill in the Burren, watching the rays of the sun creep across the inner wall of a wedge tomb. I had arrived there just after 11am, and I was wondering if the back wall of the tomb was illuminated by midday (I need somewhere to go sun-worshipping for December 21st, and Newgrange is all booked up). Of course, had I bothered read "The Burren and the Aran Islands - Exploring the Archaeology" before I came out instead of afterwards, I'd have known that wedge tombs don't have a southern alignment, but a south-westerly one. Still, a man could do worse things than sit basking in the warmth of winter sun on the west coast of Ireland...and, as usual, I took a few snaps...
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Posted by Monasette at December 21, 2005 12:00 AM