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Newgrange Winter Solstice Lottery
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Admission to the chamber of the tomb at Newgrange for the Winter Solstice
sunrise is by lottery, application forms
to witness what surely must be the world's oldest calendar clock, are available at the reception
desk in the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre.
There were 28,106 applications submitted for the 2007 Winter Solstice Draw
which took place at the end of September. Application forms are now available at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
for the 2008 Winter Solstice Draw.
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At the end of September each year, 50 names are drawn by local
school children, 10 names for each morning the chamber is illuminated, 2
places in the chamber are awarded to each of the names drawn. A reserve
list is also drawn, some of the names drawn on the prime list may be peole
from distant lands and unable to travel to Ireland for the winter solstice.
Application forms are available at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
where there is a special post box for completed application forms.
There is no on-line application system, however the obliging Staff at
the Visitor Centre will fill out a form on your behalf.
Email your postal details and a contact telephone number to
and they will complete an application form on your behalf.
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Newgrange Winter Solstice
2004
In 2004 the winter solstice mid point is the 21st December,
however the winter solstice sunrise illuminates the passage and chamber at
Newgrange for a few days around the mid point.
Click Here for images of a beautiful
sunrise on the 19th December 2004.
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Newgrange Winter Solstice 2003
The Winter Solstice sunrise illuminates the passage way leading into the burial
chamber of the megalithic passage tomb at Newgrange on the 21st December
2003. This wonderful photograph by Alan Betson was printed on the
front page of The Irish Times newspaper
on the 22nd December 2003.
Click Here for more on the 2003 Winter Solstice.
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Newgrange
Winter Solstice 2002
Images
from the Winter Solstice at Newgrange on the 22nd December 2002. A rainbow
heightened the experience of those on the outside, as the fortunate few on
the inside, selected by lottery experienced the illumination of the passage and chamber.
Click Here for more on the 2002 Winter Solstice at Newgrange.
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Newgrange
Winter Solstice 2001
Solstice sunrise lets lucky few gaze through window to an ancient world.
Light at the end of the tunnel: the sun makes its way into the main chamber
at Newgrange during the winter solstice yesterday.
Photography by Frank McGrath.
Click Here for more on the 2001 Winter
Solstice.
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