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  2. Newgrange - Wikipedia

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    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 and standing stones. [3] Newgrange consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and cruciform chamber.

  3. Brú na Bóinne - Wikipedia

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    Each stands on a ridge within the river bend and two of the tombs, Knowth and Newgrange, appear to contain stones re-used from an earlier monument at the site. Newgrange is the central mound of the Boyne Valley passage grave cemetery, the circular cairn in which the cruciform burial chamber is sited having a diameter of over 100 metres. Knowth ...

  4. Newgrange cursus - Wikipedia

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    The Newgrange cursus is a Neolithic monument used as a ceremonial procession route within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The ancient trackway is 100m long and 20m wide. It is located at Newgrange, in County Meath, Ireland.

  5. Knowth - Wikipedia

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    Knowth is part of the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the similar passage tombs of Newgrange and Dowth. After its initial period of use, Knowth gradually became a ruin, although the area continued to be a site of ritual activity in the Bronze Age .

  6. Michael J. O'Kelly - Wikipedia

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    The reconstructed Newgrange Michael Joseph " Brian " O'Kelly FSA MRIA [ 1 ] (5 November 1915 – 14 October 1982) [ 2 ] was an Irish archaeologist who led the excavation and restoration of Newgrange , a major Neolithic passage tomb in the Boyne Valley , County Meath , Ireland, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

  7. Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre - Wikipedia

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    The Visitor Centre is open all year round, with longer opening hours in the summer time. The Visitor Centre houses a large interactive exhibition on the Brú na Bóinne area, an audio-visual presentation, and a wheelchair accessible replica of the interior of the passage and chamber at Newgrange. It also has a tourist office, gift shop and tea ...

  8. Prehistoric Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Newgrange, Ireland's largest Neolithic passage tomb, c. 3200 BC.One of the Boyne valley tombs.. The prehistory of Ireland has been pieced together from archaeological evidence, which has grown at an increasing rate over the last decades.

  9. Carved stone balls - Wikipedia

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    The Newgrange carvings in Ireland show strong similarities to those found on some balls. A continuous spiral is found on one and elements of chevrons, zig-zags and concentric triangles are also found, stimulating comparisons with petrosomatoglyph symbolism.