i was at the ulster museum the other day and they informed me of this new fact although they had been informed by tellus
that they have discovered large amounts of tin in the mourne mountain range up the coast from you there in monknewtown and you wonder why on earth i am posting such a message on your webpage
well it got me to thinking and wondering i believe monknewtown is the area of bru na boinne monuments of newgrange dowth and knowth and from memory i do recall someone informing me that the colossal monumental stones used to make these tombs were not of your local landscape and that they had been hauled from the sea shore and positioned in situ
but what i am wondering is that some of these stones they say are from the mourne mountain range area
so could someone advise me do they know how many of the monumental stones in knowth dowth and newgrange are from the mourne district area and if possible could you provide a breakdown
ie how many of the total number at dowth are from the mourne rock range
how many of the total number at knowth are from the mourne mountain rock range
how many of the total number at newgrange are from the mourne mountain rock range
thanks pat preliminary findings to be confirmed at a later date
newgrange mound kerbstones number 97 and where the winter dawn solstice enters the chamber the kerbstone has been listed as number 1
1 coarse greywacke
2 coarse greywacke
10 coarse greywacke
17 coarse greywacke
18 coarse greywacke
19 coarse greywacke
20 coarse greywacke
21 coarse greywacke
22 medium greywacke
23 coarse greywacke
24 fine greywacke
25 fine greywacke
26 fine greywacke
27 coarse greywacke
28 coarse greywacke
29 coarse greywacke
30 coarse greywacke
31 medium greywacke
32 coarse greywacke
33 coarse greywacke
34 medium greywacke
35 coarse greywacke
36 yellow sandstone
37 coarse greywacke
38 coarse greywacke
39 coarse greywacke
40 fine greywacke
41 medium greywacke
42 gap no stone currently in situ
43 medium greywacke
44 gap no stone currently in situ
45 medium greywacke
46 medium greywacke
52 microgranite
67 fine greywacke
81 coarse greywacke
96 fine greywacke
97 medium greywacke
Which implies from the orientation of the site that kerbstone 1 =winter dawn solstice which is at approx. 23 degrees south of the equator latitude line
Now could anyone tell me where they would expect the sunrise line on the eastern horizon to occur at summer solstice which numbered kerbstone would the sun alight on can anyone advise who is local to the area
liam hua duinn
Sunday 1st Feb 2015, 11:19AMMessage Board Replies
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Hello Liam, you certainly know obscure stuff and I cannot answer but I am aware that a student of Trinity College, Dublin did a thesis on the rocks there or on some of them, I assume the Geology Department of Trinity may have the thesis but assume it can only be viewed there.
Regards
Pat
Pat O Holloran, IrelandXO Volunteer