Events at Avebury. December 2009 – February 2010

The Cove in winter. Image credit Littlestone

Circles in Time: Photo competition to mark the turning of the year at Avebury.

Anti-lovers walk: 14 February, 10.30am – 12.30pm.

Discover the Avebury Landscape: 18 February, 10.30am – 1pm.

More here – http://www.nationaltrust.org.u[…]et/default.aspx?propertyID=316

Newgrange winter solstice spectacle attracts huge interest

Photo courtesy PDPhoto.org

Groups of people will gather in the tomb each morning from Friday until Wednesday to wait for the light to enter the tomb at dawn.

Among those who have won the opportunity are people who will travel to Meath from Los Angeles and other parts of the US, France, Sweden, Portugal, Austria, the UK and all over Ireland.

The names of the winners were drawn from 32,995 entries!