Sheep on the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland

Thanks to Martin Dier for the photos of Sheep on the Hill of Tara in the Boyne Valley.

Rath of the Synods - Hill of Tara

Sheep on the Hill of Tara

Mound of the Hostages - Hill of Tara

Rath of the Synods - Hill of Tara

Sheep on the Hill of Tara

Sheep on the Hill of Tara

Sheep at Mound of the Hostages, Hill of Tara

The Samhain Sunrise in early November illuminates the chamber of the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of Tara. Samhain is the cross quarter of the astronomical year, half way between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.