Stars and Stones Explored

June Stars & Stones Explored

June’s Stars and Stones Explored will be marking the Summer Solstice with a special daytime lunar observing session in our Observatory. Explore the waxing Moon and observe its features with our range of telescopes and binoculars while we talk you through the lunar theory for the Beaghmore Stones. Ancient stone sites throughout Britain and Ireland were aligned to the Moon or the Sun, and sometimes both – our astronomy team will explain why the Summer Solstice sunrise was important, and we’ll use our special solar telescopes to look at the Sun as well.

This event starts with a delicious picnic and refreshments before following the Solar Walk from OM over to the Beaghmore Stone Circles. The total walk will be just under 4 miles. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing. Dress weather appropriate as this event is outdoors and subject to weather. Observing is weather dependent.

Please advise when booking if you have any special dietary requirements or allergies.

July Stars & Stones Explored

Join us for a guided nature walk out to the Davagh Stones for July’s Stars and Stones Explored. Connect with nature, walking amongst the forest and enjoy the seasonal flora and fauna of high summer with wildflowers, butterflies and birdsong. Our friendly guides will explain the ancient signs that people took from nature to mark out the seasonal year, found in the environment and the night sky. Which plants and animals had powerful connections to ancient megalithic sites, and what did they signify for the people who visited them? We’ll help to explain these connections in the peaceful surroundings of Davagh Forest.

This event starts with a delicious picnic and refreshments before following part of the Green River Trail from OM over to the Davagh Stones. The total walk will be just under 3 miles. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing. Dress weather appropriate as this event is outdoors and subject to weather.

Please advise when booking if you have any special dietary requirements or allergies.

August Stars & Stones Explored 

Celebrate Lughnasadh with Stars and Stones Explored in August on a guided walk over to the Beaghmore Stone Circles. Lughnasadh is an ancient celebration of “the Sun King” Lugh who was “the God of Light”. Marked as a harvest festival in modern times, our friendly guides will go further back to the ancient connection between this festival, megalithic sites, and the healing power of the Sun. Why did people make pilgrimage to stone sites for illness and burials and why are some stone sites associated with healing powers? Discover the connections on this guided walk across the ancient bog to find out more. Solar-observing will be included if weather permits.

This event starts with a delicious picnic and refreshments before following the Solar Walk from OM over to the Beaghmore Stone Circles. The total walk will be just under 4 miles. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing. Dress weather appropriate as this event is outdoors and subject to weather.

Please advise when booking if you have any special dietary requirements or allergies.