    newgrange ()placenames database of ireland: newgrange/sÃ­ an bhrÃº is a prehistoric monument in county meath, ireland, located about one kilometre north of the river boyne.o'kelly, michael j. 1982. newgrange: archaeology, art and legend. london: thames and hudson. page 13. it was built during the neolithic period around 3200 bc,http://knowth.com/newgrange.htm making it older than stonehenge and the egyptian pyramids. the site consists of a large circular mound with a stone passageway and interior chambers. the mound has a retaining wall at the front and is ringed by engraved kerbstones. there is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it has been speculated that it had religious significance â it is aligned with the rising sun and its light floods the chamber on the winter solstice. it is the most famous monument within the neolithic brÃº na bÃ³inne complex, alongside the similar passage tomb mounds of knowth and dowth, and as such is a part of the brÃº na bÃ³inne unesco world heritage site. newgrange also shares many similarities with other neolithic constructions in west
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