• Newgrange is part of a complex of monuments built along a bend of the River Boyne known collectively as Brú na Bóinne.
  • To put it into perspective, when the Egyptians first started to build pyramids, Newgrange was already 2,500 years old!
  • Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres (five miles)...
  • The heart of Newgrange is a 19-meter-long passage leading to a cruciform chamber with a corbelled roof.
  • Although Newgrange was originally defined as a passage tomb, it has more recently been recognized as a monument whose purpose...
  • İçindeki koridor, bindirmeli tavanlı haç biçimli bir odaya açılır ve Newgrange’ın gelişimine harcanan zaman ve emek miktarı, binanın çeşitli bölümlerinden sorumlu...
  • It’s one of Europe’s most imposing prehistoric sites, along with Stonehenge in England (but Newgrange is even older).
  • The sheer size of Newgrange would suggest that the tomb would have been used for people of High Status or Royalty within the Neolithic society.
  • Tourists can go to Newgrange in the mornings of the Solstice to witness the sunrise but only 20 people are allowed in the chamber.
  • In modern times, Newgrange was discovered by local farmers about 1699, and it was first excavated between 1962 and 1975.