Cairn L

Nearest town:
Oldcastle (3km WNW)
OS reference:
N572774
OS sheet:
42
Latitude:
53° 44' 35.04 N
Longitude:
7° 7' 58.66 W
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Images

Image of Cairn L (Passage Grave) by CianMcLiam

Misty hilltop, looking past one of the remaining kerbstones of Cairn I to Cairn L

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2008
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Sep 17, 2008
Image of Cairn L (Passage Grave) by fitzcoraldo

A woodcut from
Rude Stone Monuments in All Countries, Their Ages and Uses
By James Fergusson
Pub 1872

Image credit: F. Conwell
fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Oct 29, 2007
Image of Cairn L (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Cairn L, Carnbane west is aligned on Cairn T, Carnbane east, seen in the distance to the right

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Oct 17, 2006
Image of Cairn L (Passage Grave) by greywether

Cairn L. Chamber. Right hand side. W face of stone separating first two cells. A series of lozenges. There is also art on the E face of this stone. Ref 22 (C19).

greywether
greywether Dec 22, 2003
Image of Cairn L (Passage Grave) by greywether

Cairn L. Chamber. Left side. E face of stone separating the two cells. There is also art on the W face of this stone. The lowest design is a spiral. The other two are concentric circles. Ref 7 (C3).

greywether
greywether Dec 22, 2003

Articles

Cairn L

Ancient Irish were first to record an eclipse – 5,355 years ago

moss
moss Aug 17, 2015

Our ancient Irish ancestors carved images of an ancient eclipse into giant stones over 5,000 years ago, on November 30, 3340 BC to be exact. This is the oldest known recorded solar eclipse in history.

The illustrations are found on the Stone Age “Cairn L,” on Carbane West, at Loughcrew, outside Kells, in County Meath. The landscape of rolling hills is littered with Neolithic monuments. Some say that originally there were at least 40 to 50 monuments, but others say the figure was more like 100.

“Cairn L” received a mention in Astronomy Ireland’s article: “Irish Recorded Oldest Known Eclipse 5355 Years Ago.” They write that the Irish Neolithic astronomer priests recorded the events on three stones relating to the eclipse, as seen from that location.

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irishcentral.com/roots/history/Ancient-Irish-recorded-worlds-first-eclipse-5355-years-ago.html

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