Altar Wedge Tomb, Toormore | Sunset over the Atlantic | Fine Art Print | Mizen Peninsula, County Cork

Five thousand years of silence, and the sun still sets the same way.

The Altar Wedge Tomb at Toormore on the Mizen Peninsula is one of Ireland’s most evocative megalithic monuments — a portal wedge tomb dating back over 5,000 years, built by people who understood this landscape intimately and chose this precise spot, looking out toward the Atlantic, for reasons we can only imagine. In July 2024, as the sun dropped toward the sea and the hills of County Cork rolled away into the golden haze behind, this image was made — the ancient stones in the foreground, the ocean and the dying light beyond.

Some places feel timeless. This is one of them.

Available in two sizes, black framed only.

Available sizes:

• 21cm × 30cm — black framed
• 30cm × 42cm — black framed

Print details:

• Paper: Premium archival fine art paper
• Inks: Archival-grade for long-term colour stability
• Finish: Colour fine art print
• Framed: Professionally finished in a classic black frame, ready to hang
• Packaging: Carefully packaged for safe delivery

Perfect for: lovers of Ireland, ancient history and megalithic monuments, atmospheric landscape photography, and anyone who has felt the pull of the wild Mizen Peninsula at golden hour.

Location: Altar Wedge Tomb, Toormore, Mizen Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland
Photographer: Richard Pedley – Silent Shutter Photography