Dowth is a major Boyne passage tomb that remains partly excavated; 1840s antiquarians damaged it with dynamite. Martin Brennan first noted its southern passage accepts winter solstice sunset sunlight. The Stone of Seven Suns bears seven sun symbols, possibly representing eclipse imagery. Lunar standstill alignments are present! 🌓☀️
Dowth: Sister passage tomb with Stone of Seven Suns and lunar standstill alignments
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Key facts
- Dowth is the only major Boyne passage tomb not fully excavated in modern times; 1840s antiquarians damaged it with dynamite
- Martin Brennan and team discovered southern passage accepts winter solstice sunlight in 1980
- Stone of Seven Suns bears seven sun symbols possibly representing eclipse imagery
- Site has approximately 115 curbstones (half the number of synodic lunar months in one moon swing cycle)
- Southern passage accepts major standstill moonset; northern passage accepts minor standstill moonset
- Myth of King Brú na Bóinne: attempted to build tower to heaven, incest with sister stopped the sun causing darkness (interpreted as eclipse at summer solstice)
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Sources
mythicalireland.com
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megalithomania.co.uk
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