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Brú na Bóinne is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, with at least ninety monuments including passage tombs, burial mounds, standing stones and enclosures. The site is one of the world's most important Neolithic landscapes, with megalithic art, archaeoastronomical alignments and mythological associations.
Explore the spectacular prehistoric passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, built circa 3200BC. Learn about the Neolithic culture, landscape and monuments of Brú na Bóinne at the Visitor Centre exhibition and book your guided visit online.
The Brú na Bóinne World Heritage property is dominated by the three great passage tombs of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, and the clusters of associated monuments found both above and below ground....
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Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre (Eircode A92 EH5C) is the starting point for all visits to Newgrange and Knowth. Do not go directly to the monuments as you will not gain entry.Visitors are brought via shuttle bus to the monuments. The Visitor Centre exhibition is a fully interactive visitor experience exploring the Neolithic culture, landscape and mon...
Universal access is limited at the monuments — those who require special assistance or those with mobility issues please contact us in advance of visit.Brú na Bóinne is a very busy site.Tickets are limited.Visitors may incur long delays or not gain access to the sites.Newgrange
Newgrange (c 3,200 B.C.) is the best-known monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne, predating the ancient pyramids by 400 years and Stonehenge by 1000. The passage tomb is surrounded by 97 kerb stones, the most impressive is the large entrance stone which is covered in swirls and designs. Inside the large mound there is a long passage leading into a chamber which branches off three ways. The corbelled roof inside the burial chamber it still watertight and supports an estimated 20...
Knowth
The passage tomb complex lies to the west of Newgrange. The large mound covers two passage tombs placed back to back which is surrounded by 127 massive kerbstones. Outside this large passage tomb there are eighteen small tombs. Over three hundred decorated stones make up Knowth which represents the greatest concentration of megalithic art in Western Europe. Recurring motifs on these stones include circles serpentine forms and spirals. Knowth continued in use through the centuries, variously a...
Dowth
Dowth is the least well known of the other two although it compares in size. The mound is surrounded by a kerb of 115 stones and has two tombs facing westwards. On the 21st of December, the rays of the setting sun illuminate this passage and circular manner in manner similar to the winter solstice at Newgrange. At least thirty-eight of the stones at Dowth contain megalithic art, the circle meaning the most common motif used. There is no access to the interior of the Dowth Mound, but visitors...
Jul 12, 2018 · The recent discovery of a large henge-like enclosure within the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Property at Newgrange has attracted worldwide interest: it is a remarkable discovery within an already phenomenally rich archaeological landscape.
Brú na Bóinne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in County Meath, encompasses the ancient passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth. These Neolithic monuments, dating back over 5,000 years, are among the most sophisticated and largest of their kind in Europe, renowned for their megalithic art and astronomical alignment.
Brú na Bóinne (the home of the Boyne, in Irish) is one of the most important archaeological sites of prehistoric origin in the world. It is located in the Boyne River Valley in Ireland, about 40km from Dublin and a few kilometers from the towns of Slane (5km) and Drogheda (8km).
