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Newgrange. The oldest Celtic site in Europe.......more explanation to come from my records......You can enter this "tomb-like" mound, see where the ray of the sun comes in once a year and travels down the pathway to the innermost chamber. Other ancient Celtic site nearby, such as Knoweth. More to come................
Newgrange is actually just part of a whole array of passage tombs and other megalithic astronomical sites. See the webpage for information on all of it.This picture shows one of the kerb stones around the mound with some megalithic carvings on it. These designs are often called Celtic designs but they've been carved an odd 2500 years before the Celts even setfoot in Ireland.
Newgrange is a passage tomb dating from the megalithic period. As the sun rise on the morning of the winter solstice it shines straight into the passage to light up the cruciform chamber 19m into the mound.How they managed to do this 3200 years before Christ is mind boggling!
Newgrange is one of the most amazing ancient sites you will ever visit. It's strangely enough not as well known as Stonhenge or the Giza Pyramids yet it is older and just as interesting. Yes, you read correctly, it's older than the Giza Pyramids.
This is my favourite megalithic site in Ireland, and although I have visited it several times I always find it extremely fascinating. Newgrange is a restored Neolithic passage grave which was built around 3000 B.C. , making it older than the Egyptian pyramids. What is unique about Newgrange is a little square hole above the entrance which is aligned to the Eastern horizon in such a way that the rising sun at the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, shines through this box, the beam of light winds its way to the passage into the inner chamber and illuminates it for about 20 min with radiant sunlight. Do not book your holidays for December 21st just yet, though, as that date is booked out for the next 9 years. But I think they changed the system now and you can enter a draw. And then the sun might not even be shining that day, which is a rather likely scenario, given the usual...
Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth........World Heritage passage graves.There is a visitor center.
It stands in churchyard at St. Columba's church.there is number of High Crosses, too.This round tower is 30m high dated 10thC.Kells= Ceanannas Moris hometown of the "Book of Kells".
This abbey founded in 1147 a Cistercian house for Mellifont. (Co. Louth)
Date to around 2000BC, or late neolithic period.Inside grave decoreted in Newgrange style.
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Q: We are from Dublin and we are planning to visit Trim Castle. Can anyone please help me on how to travel to Trim castle? Which bus...
A: Take bus 111 from Busaras, see www.buseireann.ie for timetables, route plans, maps etc.
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