Newgrange
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Address | Newgrange, Donore, Co. Meath, Ireland |
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Area | 4047 |
Height | 1200 (cm) |
Provinces | Leinster |
Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
Phone | +353 41 988 0300 |
Did you know | Newgrange is best known for the illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun. |
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ID | 838457 |
About Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located 8 kilometres west of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.
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