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Newgrange
A 5,000-year-old passage tomb, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids, lit by the sunrise at the winter solstice.
- Open
- Every day, by guided tour from the visitor centre
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, Donore, County MeathDirections
- Getting There
- About an hour by car north of Dublin, or on a coach tour.
Why Go
Built around 3200 BC in the Boyne Valley, the great round mound, faced with white quartz, covers a stone passage that leads to a cross-shaped chamber. Around the winter solstice the rising sun shines through a roof box above the door and lights the chamber floor. With Knowth and Dowth it forms Brú na Bóinne, a World Heritage Site, visited only on guided tours from the visitor centre.
Tips
- Places on the tomb tour are limited: book ahead in summer.
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