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Older than the Pyramids of Giza.
GeoV Says: Newgrange is the obvious passage tomb to visit in the Brú Na Bóinne complex, especially for the experience of entering the chamber. After that, Knowth might be considered as rather less interesting. However, Knowth has different features from Newgrange. It consists of a...
DEBBBEDB Says: On the advice of our B&B owner we went to Newgrange first. It was nice and quiet when we arrived, but very crowded when we left. We took tours of Newgrange and Knowth (both prehistoric burial sites). Newgrange is impressive - built around 3500BC, the mound is oriented in a...
js77 Says: Visiting Newgrange (as well as Knowth or Dowth) is allowed only through Bru na Boinne visitor centre. There is little museum in visitor centre with guides available in English and also French. You can buy also books about Ireland and particulary Newgrange there.
js77 Says: Newgrange is Neolithic passage tomb built 5000 years ago. In fact, it is older the Egyptian pyramids. The white facade you can see on photos is reconstructed, but everything else is intact. Through very narrow passage you can get in the middle of the mound. No photo is...
Sagespot Says: If for some bizarre reason you can't see Newgrange, Knowth, or Dowth, then make sure to at least take a turn around the Visitor Center. Not only selling tickets to the tombs, it's also a tourist information center, tea room, and a great picnic area.The Visitor Center...
Sagespot Says: Newgrange is the best known Irish passage tomb and is surrounded by a kerb of 97 stones, the most impressive of which is the highly decorated Entrance Stone. The mound covers a single tomb consisting of a long passage and a cross shaped chamber. First excivated in 1962, the...
BeerMe. Says: Once you step into the tomb you are transported back in time thousands of years (five to be precise). The sheer size of some of the stones and the decorative art covering them will leave you in awe. The main chamber in the rear of the tomb can get a little cramped, and...
Mandy23 Says: Not far away from Newgrange is Knowth. The Megalithic Passage Tombs of Knowth are located in the County of Meath. The Boyne Valley Cairns of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth were built around 3200BC making them older than Stonehenge in England and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt....
js77 Says: Buses from Drogheda bus station to Newgrange are departing almost every hour. It takes 10 minutes to get to Newgrange. For timetable you can check http://www.buseireann.ie/site/home/ page, but it looks these departure times are different from the ones I saw in Drogheda bus...
Hestia Says: ***Arrivals Hall, Dublin Airport ***Ferry Terminal, Dun Laoghaire Harbour ***Baggot Street Bridge, Baggot Street, Dublin 2 ***14 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin 1
DEBBBEDB Says: Knowth, was about the same age as Newgrange, but the mound isn't as big (in fact there are lots of mounds) and you can't go in. In addition, someone has built a house that blocks the sun near the winter solstice so even if you could go in, the impressive light display...
ShireLass85 Says: I knew you would have to pay to go to the actual momument. BUT there is a limit to how many people can to in or even to the outside of it--you have to take a bus from the visitor center that only leaves at certain times. It is an automatic hour and a half guided tour.We got...
New Grange - signposting and entrance.
Alain_Smeets Says: When you are driving around to find New Grange, you have to follow a strange sign to get there. You will see a sign pointing you towards the New Grange Farm and beneath it is saying: "No access to the monument".Just follow that sign if you want to go to New Grange, because...
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***Arrivals Hall, Dublin Airport ***Ferry Terminal, Dun Laoghaire Harbour ***Baggot Street Bridge, Baggot Street, Dublin 2 ***14 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin...
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My first view of Newgrange took my breath away. After stepping off the bus and looking around the valley of the River Boyne, I turned and saw this view of the monument. Newgrange is part of Bru na...
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The Neolithic passage tomb Newgrange is maginificent place. Without a doubt it is one of the highlights of Ireland. It is a must see place if you are interested in ancient history and archeology....
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To Go there alone or not, that's no question, ....
We were driving around to find the monument but the signs are not clear at all to find it. When you finally reach the monument, you will be denied access to the monument if you turn up by car. You......
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We visited Knowth in July 2001, but it's not in the location list yet, so I'll add the info's here, since it's close to Newgrange. The Boyne Valley Cairns of Newgrange and Knowth have been...
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