Kilkenny passage tomb preparing to welcome crowds for winter solstice

The celebration of the Winter Solstice at the Knockroe Passage Tomb in County Kilkenny takes place on Wednesday, December 21.

Nestled between the hills of the Lingaun Valley in Knockroe lies the Caiseal a Megalithic Passage Tomb, the only Passage Tomb which records both the morning and evening Winter Solstice events.

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The morning Solstice occurs at 8.40am while the evening Solstice occurs at 3.40pm.

The Caiseal Conservation Committee, Lingaun Valley Tourism and Suir Valley Environmental Group will be on hand on the day to oversee parking facilities and provide refreshments to visitors, with a guest speaker scheduled to attend the evening event.

Visitors should be aware that this is an important National Monument and should take care not to cause any damage to the stones.

For those attending the solstice events at Knockroe, they are advised it is rural setting and wellies or good boots would be advised, also plan on arriving early as there is a short walk in to the site.

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Special thanks are extended to Kilkenny Co Council for their grant allocation and to the OPW for their permission to host the event, to those supplying parking facilities, baking and our many volunteers who help to make this event so special.

Distant visitors to the morning and evening events may like to tour the area during the day and see some of the other places of interest in the locality.