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    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...
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    Monknewtown henge and ritual pond Newgrange cursus Newgrange entrance Newgrange passageway Megalithic art on Newgrange kerbstone Knowth Knowth Knowth passageway...
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  • Look up Newgrange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Newgrange is a neolithic prehistoric site in County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange or New Grange or variation...
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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...
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    BCE) and in the astronomical calendar at the famous megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BCE, as well as on Mycenaean vessels. The...
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  • emotions and change the seasons. He is said to dwell in Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange). Other places associated with or named after him include Uisneach, Grianan...
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    Late Neolithic passage grave at Newgrange, Ireland and radiocarbon dated at 4,800 YBP. A genetic analysis of the Newgrange dog showed that it was male, did...
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    foster-father was variously Elcmar or Midir. He was said to have lived at Newgrange by the River Boyne, where he raised Manannán's blonde-haired daughter...
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    is reversed and begins to grow again. Some ancient monuments such as Newgrange, Stonehenge, and Cahokia Woodhenge are aligned with the sunrise or sunset...
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    England, c. 3000 BC Chiselled granite basin, Newgrange Stone bowl, Knowth Carved stone from Newgrange The 'Westray Wife' from Orkney Polished stone macehead...
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    example at the Iron Age settlement of Freestone Hill near Gowran and Newgrange. Ireland continued as a patchwork of rival kingdoms; however, beginning...
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  • "Newgrange" is a song by the Irish group Clannad, released in 1983 on the album Magical Ring, and as a single. The song was used in the film Intermission...
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  • Pisa, Italy Machu Picchu, Peru The moai statues of Easter Island, Chile Newgrange, Ireland The Obelisk of Axum, Ethiopia The Polhem dry dock, Karlskrona...
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    was coined by Professor Michael O’Kelly during his excavation of the Newgrange passage cairn, at Brú Na Bóinne, Ireland. The roofbox was built directly...
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  • Sokhta". "Newgrange Stone Age Passage Tomb – Boyne Valley, Ireland". www.newgrange.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12. O'Kelly, Michael J. 1982. Newgrange: Archaeology...
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    suggested that this tale represents the winter solstice illumination of Newgrange at Brú na Bóinne, during which the sunbeam (the Dagda) enters the inner...
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    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...
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    three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which...
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    Megalithic art from Newgrange showing an early interest in curves...
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    to the moon and our spacecraft to the surface of Mars. — Edwin Krupp Newgrange is a passage tomb in the Republic of Ireland dating from around 3,300...
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    example in Nabta Playa, Egypt; Mnajdra, Malta; and Stonehenge, England); Newgrange, a prehistoric human-built mount in Ireland, was designed to detect the...
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    abundance of historical sites, including the Hill of Tara, Hill of Slane, Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Loughcrew, the Abbey of Kells, Trim Castle and Slane Castle...
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    regularly in passage tomb cemeteries in Europe in a burial context, such as Newgrange or Carrowmore in Ireland. Quartz was also used in Prehistoric Ireland...
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    North America Nabta Playa – Calendar circle built circa 5000 BC in Egypt Newgrange – Neolithic monument in County Meath, Ireland Ring of Brodgar – A neolithic...
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    Mileham in Norfolk, (4th century) Gold jewellery deposited at the site of Newgrange, Ireland, (4th century) Thetford Hoard, late Roman jewellery from eastern...
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    multiple names: authors list (link) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Passage graves. newgrange.com World Heritage IE - Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth...
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    was an Irish archaeologist who led the excavation and restoration of Newgrange, a major Neolithic passage tomb in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland...
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  • Edited by Emer Reynolds Music by Stephen McKeon Production companies Newgrange Pictures Kennedy Films Garagefilm International Paradox Distributed by...
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    Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located 8 km (5.0 mi) west of the town. Drogheda was founded as two...
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  • 2024. Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (23 November 2023). "Yellow Film's Newgrange Expands; Irish Drama 'The Boy That Never Was' Sells; Woodcut Strikes ATF...
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