- Brú na Bóinne is an archaeological complex located in County Meath, Ireland, that contains some of the most important prehistoric megalithic sites in Europe.
- Today we leave the lovely County Kildare and head to County Meath with our first stop being Bru na Boinne.
- Construction of the passage tombs at Brú na Bóinne started around 3300 BC, when the Boyne Valley was already an established, organized farming community.
- Brú na Bóinne is, according to UNESCO, “Europe’s largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art” from as early as the 35th to the...
- The tombs at Brú na Bóinne contain the largest collection of megalithic art in Western Europe.
- However, Its pairing with the Brú na Bóinne in this tale of Etain and Midir clearly indicates that this was once indeed “a place of great renown”.
- The Heritage card is $40/adult which offers free admission to all OPW sights, but some, like Bru Na Boinne, require reservations because they sell out.
- Brú na Bóinne (the home of the Boyne, in Irish) is one of the most important archaeological sites of prehistoric origin in the world.