CARROWKEEL, CO. SLIGO
Discovery map # 25
Only 3 cairns are available as viewing platforms; B, G and K.
All other cairns are in ruinous condition. You should make your
first stop the Arrow Community Enterprise Centre, at
Castlebaldwin Village. Its only approximately 20 miles South
of Sligo Town on the N4 road and is overlooked by the cairns to
the west of the centre. Inside you'll find very helpful and resourceful
staff. The Centre is run by Manager Roisin McGlone and they
have extensive guides to the cairns, to nature walks and other
local sites of heritage interest. In hiking up to Carrowkeel remember that the
area is a limestone landscape subject to numerous swallow holes.
One of these holes, between L and M cairns is big enough
to make a bus load of politicians disappear (hmm). Most of these holes
are hidden under bog and heather. If you've ever walked on
heather you'll know its springy, like a matress, underfoot. So
my advice is to stick to the numerous sheep paths that
crisscross the ridges on these hilltops. I mean, lets face it,
when was the last time you saw a sheep dangling precariously
over the edge of a swallow hole!!?
Times,azimuths etc for the Moon are for moonbeams to hit the back
wall of the end chamber, so therefore arrive 3/4 hour early to catch
its light moving along the left side passageway as you face in.
CAIRN G
Moon,Venus and Mars
| Date | Time | Object | Duration | Altitude | Azimuth |
| Jan 6, 2004 |
8:18 am |
Full Moon |
3 mins |
0° 38' - 0° 43' |
317°13' - 317°47' |
| Feb 2, 2004 |
6:10 am |
3/4 Moon |
1 min |
0° 50' - 0° 47' |
317°00' - 317°10' |
| Feb 3, 2004 |
7:01 am |
Full Moon |
6 mins |
1° 19' - 0° 48' |
317°04' - 318°13' |
| Mar 1, 2004 |
4:51 am |
3/4 Moon |
9 mins |
1° 30' - 0° 44' |
317°2' - 318° 46' |
| Mar 2, 2004 |
5:44 am |
3/4 Moon |
5 mins |
1° 10' - 0° 44' |
317°04' - 318°02' |
| Apr 26, 2004 |
2:17 am |
1/4 Moon |
6 mins |
1° 16' - 0° 46' |
317°01' - 318°10' |
| May 20, 2004 |
11:01 pm |
Venus |
11 mins |
1° 48' - 0° 50' |
317°06' - 319°19' |
| May 21, 2004 |
10:57 pm |
Venus |
9 mins |
1° 39' - 0° 51' |
317° 9' - 318° 58' |
| May 21, 2004 |
11:20 pm |
New Moon |
9 mins |
1° 38' - 0° 53' |
317° 9' - 318° 53' |
| May 22, 2004 |
10:52 pm |
Venus |
9 mins |
1° 33' - 0° 46' |
317° 1' - 318° 50' |
| May 23, 2004 |
12:10 am |
1/4 Moon |
8 mins |
1° 39' - 0° 38' |
317° 0' - 318° 26' |
| Dec 25, 2004 |
8:12 am |
Full Moon |
7 mins |
1° 07' - 0° 32' |
317°01' - 318°22' |
| Jan 22, 2005 |
6:57 am |
Full Moon |
17 mins |
2° 02' - 0° 37' |
317°03' - 320°18' |
| Jan 23, 2005 |
7:46 am |
Full Moon |
18 mins |
2°04' - 0°33' |
317° 00' - 320° 25' |
| Feb 20, 2005 |
6:36 am |
3/4 Moon |
10 mins |
1° 22' - 0° 31' |
317°07 - 319°03'
|
| Mar 18, 2005 |
3:34 am |
1/2 Moon |
19 mins |
2°29' - 0°53' |
317° 10' - 320° 48' |
| Mar 19, 2005 |
4:27 am |
1/2 Moon |
17 mins |
2° 6' - 0° 39' |
317°02' - 320°08' |
| Apr 14, 2005 |
1:25 am |
1/4 Moon |
18 mins |
2° 19' - 0° 50' |
317°04' - 320°31' |
| Apr 15, 2005 |
2:17 am |
1/4 Moon |
20 mins |
2° 31' - 0° 49' |
317°02' - 320°52' |
| Apr 16, 2005 |
3:11 am |
1/2 Moon |
5 mins |
1° 14' - 0° 49' |
317°00' - 317°57' |
| May 10, 2005 |
11:16 pm |
New Moon |
11 mins |
1° 44' - 0° 50' |
317°03' - 319°10' |
| May 12, 2005 |
12: 07 am |
New Moon |
21 mins |
2° 35' - 0° 50' |
317°00' - 321°01' |
| May 13, 2005 |
9:41 am |
1/4 Moon |
12 mins |
1° 51' - 0° 49' |
317°01' - 319°19' |
| Jun 7, 2005 |
10:00 pm |
New Moon |
16 mins |
2° 19' - 0° 57' |
317°07' - 320°10' |
| Jun 8, 2005 |
10:53 pm |
New Moon |
16 mins |
2° 9' - 0° 47' |
317°05' - 320°09' |
| Jul 6, 2005 |
9:41 pm |
New Moon |
5 mins |
1° 13' - 0° 47' |
317°01' - 318°00' |
| Feb 7, 2006 |
4:42 am |
3/4 Moon |
1 min |
0° 58' - 0° 53' |
317°02' - 317°13' |
| Feb 8, 2006 |
5:33 am |
3/4 Moon |
19 mins |
2° 33' - 0° 58' |
317°08' - 320°46' |
| Feb 9, 2006 |
6:27 am |
3/4 Moon |
20 mins |
2° 34' - 0° 52' |
317° 9' - 320° 58' |
| Feb 10, 2006 |
7:22 am |
Full Moon |
4 mins |
1° 8' - 0° 47' |
317° 0' - 317° 46' |
| Date | Time | Object | Duration | Altitude | Azimuth |
| Jan 29, 2007 |
5:58 am, |
3/4 Moon |
19 mins |
2° 26' - 0° 28' |
317° 8' - 320° 46' |
| Jan 30, 2007 |
6:57 am |
Full Moon |
19 mins |
2° 25' - 0° 49' |
317° 09' - 320° 46' |
| May 17, 2007 |
10:13 pm |
New Moon |
6 mins |
1° 9' - 0° 49' |
317° 8' - 318° 17' |
| May 18, 2007 |
11:15 pm |
New Moon |
18 mins |
2° 24' - 0° 53' |
317° 10' - 320° 35' |
| May 20, 2007 |
12:19 am |
New Moon |
6 mins |
1° 24' - 0° 53' |
317° 3' - 318° 12' |
| Jun 14, 2007 |
9:00 pm |
New Moon |
11 mins |
1° 42' - 0° 48' |
317° 59' - 320° 5' |
| Jul 13, 2007 |
8:48 pm |
New Moon |
4 mins |
1° 2' - 0° 49' |
317° 18' - 318° 4' |
| Dec 23, 2007 |
8:28 am |
Full Moon |
15 mins |
1° 56' - 0° 41' |
317° 10' - 320° 1' |
| Jan 19, 2008 |
6:11 am |
3/4 Moon |
9 mins |
1° 33' - 0° 48' |
317° 11' - 318° 54' |
| Jan 20, 2008 |
6:56 am |
Mars |
13 mins |
1° 48' - 0° 40' |
317° 14' - 319° 51' |
| Date | Time | Object | Duration | Altitude | Azimuth |
| Jan 20, 2008 |
7:14 am |
Full Moon |
15 mins |
1° 59' - 0° 44' |
317° 7' - 320° 0' |
| Feb 16, 2008 |
5:15 am |
Mars |
9 mins |
1° 20' - 0° 34' |
317° 21' - 319° 10' |
| Feb 16, 2008 |
5: 03 am |
3/4 Moon |
17 mins |
2° 10' - 0° 44' |
317° 8' - 320° 22' |
| Feb 17, 2008 |
5:11 am |
Mars |
6 mins |
1° 24' - 0° 37' |
317° 09' - 318° 58' |
| Feb 17, 2008 |
6:07 am |
3/4 Moon |
7 mins |
1° 14' - 0° 49' |
317° 08 - 318° 28' |
| May 7, 2008 |
11:38 pm |
New Moon |
11 mins |
1° 45' - 0° 49' |
317° 1' - 319° 17' |
| Jun 3, 2008 |
9:15 pm |
New Moon |
4 mins |
1° 13' - 0° 33' |
317° 18' - 317° 54' |
Cairn G
Summer Solstice Sunset
Since this is a standstill position for the sun, the times
and reference points vary little in latitude.Times shown are
for the last phases of sunlight as it strikes the left orthostat (as you look
into the cairn) before the end recess inside the cairn. Therefore to view the
whole light show be there about 1/2 hour before.
| Dates | Times | Duration
|
| Jun 09 - Jun 30, each yr |
8:54 pm - 9:05 pm |
approx 11 mins |
Cairn K
Castor, in Gemini
Because we are viewing a stellar alignment here, the variation
in altitude and azimuth is much less than solar or lunar objects.
| Dates | Times | Duration | Altitude | Azimuth |
| Feb 20 - Aug 13,each yr |
7:37 am (less 3 mins/yr) |
22 mins |
2° 1' - 0° 54' |
328° 17' - 332° 41' |
