There are two passages and chambers that lead into this mound. Dowth South is aligned to the setting sun of the winter solstice; the setting sun illuminates the passage and chamber from about 2pm to 4pm on the days around the winter solstice. The chambers in
Maes Howe on Orkney and
Tholos de El Romeral in Antequera, Spain are also lit up by the setting sun at the winter solstice. (At
Newgrange, on the same day, the
first rays of the sun enter the passage and lights up the chamber.) Here's a
link to a virtual tour into the mound.