Pilgrimage to Carn Euny

The fogou is a long underground passage, measuring some sixty six feet in length, lined and roofed with large stones. At right angles to this is another, shorter passage which leads to a circular side chamber which once had a corbelled roof. The whole structure is believed to have been constructed in the first century B.C.

In the roof of the chamber is an opening which is concealed by tall vegetation from the outside - in daytime and when there is a strong moon at night this allowes a certain amount of filtered light to penetrate the interior which is otherwise pitch-black.

The stone walls are covered with a luminous lichen, creating a feeling of mystical warmth.

We linger awhile to allow our eyes to become accustomed to the semi darkness... and things take on a truly magical form - as, even in this total darkness, the walls become illuminated by an irridescent sheen.

We feel that we are in tune with the very earth... and to make sound with the mystic 'OM' confirms this to be true.

So, if you are fortunate enough to visit Carne Euny Fogou then stay awhile and connect to the vibrations of the earth, for they are particularly strong here in this underground power-point.