Photographs of Dowth

Following our pictures of Newgrange, here’s some shots of nearby Dowth…


Very close to Newgrange but not at all ‘developed’, this unloved and decrepit 5,000 year old mound was a firm favourite on our recent Fortean Society escapade. While the passage at newgrange is illuminated at sunrise during the Winter solstice, at Dowth, the small passage is lit up during the solstice sunset.
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Dowth, Meath, Ireland
A view of the mound
Newgrange, as seen from the top of Dowth
Newgrange, as seen from the top of Dowth
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
The Entrance Stone
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
The Entrance Stone
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
Inside one of the chambers
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
A weather-worn spiral on a foundation stone.
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
A spiral on a foundation stone.
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
Foundation stone with sun symbols
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
A sun symbol on a foundation stone
Dowth, Meath, Ireland
A sun symbol on a foundation stone

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Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.

3 comments

  1. when did you get inside? I hope you weren’t teleporting past the barriers when we weren’t looking

  2. Looks *so* cool! I love Dowth. Wish I was back home so I could have tagged along.
    BTW what’s with the ‘orrible “deadlyphoto.com” noise? Can you tone that down, or at least move it into a corner of the images?
    (PS: still thinking about writing up my Integratron trip for Blather. need some time though…)

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