Newgrange - Wikipedia
Newgrange is the main monument in the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the passage tombs of Knowth and Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds …
The Kerbstones at Newgrange
The main stones bearing engravings, the lavishly decorated Entrance Stone, Kerbstone 52 and Kerbstone 67 are all positioned in relation to the winter solstice alignment at Newgrange.
Newgrange World Heritage Site : Boyne Valley, Ireland
Newgrange is a Stone Age (Neolithic) monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland's Ancient East. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years …
Newgrange: The Massive Irish Tomb Older Than The Pyramids
May 25, 2019 · Newgrange is a Stone Age tomb in the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland, dating to 3200 B.C. that's opening aligns with the winter solstice. The massive tomb at …
Newgrange Passage Tomb Kerbstones
There are 97 stones surrounding the Newgrange mound. Some are decorated with stone carvings called megalithic art. In Professor Michael J. O'Kelly's book Newgrange Archaeology, Art and …
Entrance Stone at Newgrange - carrowkeel.com
The world-famous Newgrange Triple Spiral is a complex engraving found on Kerbstone 1, the Entrance Stone at the great neolthic mound of Newgrange in the Boyne Valley in County …
Newgrange - Art History Leaving Cert
Newgrange is one of the most impressive stone structures ever built. It is older than the Pyramids in Egypt or Stonehenge in England. Function. Newgrange was built by the Neolithic ( late …
101 Facts about Newgrange - Mythical Ireland
There are 12 surviving standing stones around the mound of Newgrange out of a possible original 35 to 38 orthostats. 42. One "pit" was found to the east of stone GC-2, which may have been a …
Stone Circle at Newgrange
The huge passage-grave at Newgrange is surrounded by an enormous stone circle, one of the largest in Ireland, with a diameter of 104 meters. The circle was long considered to date from …
Newgrange | Description, History, & Facts | Britannica
Newgrange is a Neolithic passage grave in the valley of the River Boyne, County Meath, Ireland. Built by Stone Age farmers about 3200 BCE, it is regarded as the finest grave of its kind in …