Celebrate the Winter Solstice at Knockroe Passage Tomb on December 21st
The Solstice Day takes place at the Knockroe (Coshel) in the Lingaun Valley on Saturday 21st with the Dawn Alignment at 8.40am and closes with the evening one at 3.40pm (Weather permitting). Visitors are requested to leave an additional twenty minutes to arrive on time and are invited to join the guided tours of the […]
Winter Solstice 2020 – Knockroe Passage Tomb

Winter Solstice 2020 – Knockroe Passage Tomb We are broadcasting Live Streaming of Winter Solstice 2020 at Knockroe Passage Tomb on Monday 21 December at 8.30 am (sunrise) & 3.30 pm (sunset), live on our Facebook Page – or you can watch it here (click the link below) https://www.facebook.com/LingaunValley/live/ Mark up your calendar and […]
Knockroe Winter Solstice 2019, Sunrise on December 21st 2019

Footage from Winter Solstice 2019 on Knockroe Passage Tomb in Knockroe county Kilkenny. Interview of Sue Nunn from KCLR with Archaeologist from UCD, Professor Muiris O Suilleabhain. (click play button to listen) This is the video footage of the event, courtesy of James Burke.