The 5,000-year-old Stony Littleton chambered long barrow faces South East. This means that it is illuminated by the sunrise of the Winter Solstice period, with the sunset of the Summer Solstice period setting exactly behind the entrance. I visit the site during these periods for the purposes of the sun photography. Some of my favourite images are shown below.

The rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (25 Dec 2010)

The rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (25 Dec 2010)

The rising mid-winter sun shines over the long barrow (25 Dec 2010)

The Summer Solstice sun sets behind the entrance of the long barrow (20 Jun 2010)

The rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (20 Dec 2009)

The rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (20 Dec 2009)

The rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (20 Dec 2009)

The rising mid-winter sun shines on the back wall of the long barrow (20 Dec 2009)

The Summer Solstice sun sets behind the entrance of the long barrow (21 Jun 2009)

The milky rising mid-winter sun shines in the entrance of the long barrow (23 Dec 2007)