It is reliably dated to about 3,200 BC, so it is older that stonehenge in England and several centuries older than the pyramids in Egypt. It is one of the finest passage - graves in western Europe. Newgrange is situated on the highest point of a long low ridge, 61m above sea level about 1Km north of the river boyne and 14 Km from the mouth near Drogheda. Newgrange is whats known as the focal point in an area known as the Boyne passage - grave cemetery. In this area there is over 40 prehistoric sites in this area more than half of them are passage graves.
Newgrange tomb consists of a passage and a chamber.
The chamber consists of three smaller chambers or recesses. Newgrange was built by the stone age for the purpose of it been a burial chamber.