Newgrange

Ireland / Meath / Duleek /
 archaeological site, neolithic age, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Newgrange is one of the passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world and the most famous of all Irish prehistoric sites. Every year on the winter solstice, the rising sun shines through the entrance and illuminates the entire chamber.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange
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Coordinates:   53°41'41"N   6°28'32"W

Comments

  • This structure is located near County Meath, Ireland and is one of the most impressive prehistoric monuments in the world. Not only that, it is older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Egypt, making this, the oldest standing building on the planet! It was built somewhere between 3300 BC - 2900 BC. Newgrange is impressive: the circular mound is 250 feet (76 m) across and 40 feet (12 m) high. It covers an entire acre (4046 m²). A long tunnel under the mound leads to a high-domed burial chamber, a corbelled vault with ceilings made of huge, interlocking stone slabs. The entrance to Newgrange is marked with a huge curbstone that is elaborately carved with "megalithic art," which includes spiral and concentric arc motifs chipped into the stone with flint tools.
  • It's in Meath not near!!!!
  • Hagar Qim stands in the way, it is possibly older.