For Culture Night at MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory we’re celebrating archaeoastronomy. We’ll investigate the important links between the night sky and culturally significant sites such as Newgrange, Bonane Stone Circle and more.

Visitors will get to experience a presentation on Irish Archeoastronomy, an art workshop inspired by Newgrange, and, weather permitting, our good friends at Cork Astronomy Club will host a session of live stargazing. Booking is not required, but tours/presentations will be offered hourly on a first-come-first served basis, so please arrive early.

The venue is a medieval castle so has some accessibility issues with multilevel floorplan. However, the majority of the planed event will take place on the same level and can be accessed by wheelchairs, strollers and canes. The site features two tactile models for the benefit of visually impaired users.