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    Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres (five...
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  • Look up Newgrange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Newgrange is a neolithic prehistoric site in County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange or New Grange or variation...
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    Monknewtown henge and ritual pond Newgrange cursus Newgrange entrance Newgrange passageway Megalithic art on Newgrange kerbstone Knowth Knowth Knowth passageway...
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    foster-father was variously Elcmar or Midir. He was said to have lived at Newgrange by the River Boyne, where he raised Manannán's blonde-haired daughter...
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    The Newgrange cursus is a Neolithic monument used as a ceremonial procession route within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The ancient trackway is 100m long...
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  • to the Dagda when thus beckoned. He is said to dwell in Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange). Other places associated with or named after him include Uisneach, Grianan...
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    Late Neolithic passage grave at Newgrange, Ireland and radiocarbon dated at 4,800 YBP. A genetic analysis of the Newgrange dog showed that it was male, did...
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    BCE); the second in the astronomical calendar of the megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BCE; as well as on Mycenaean vessels. The...
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    is reversed and begins to grow again. Some ancient monuments such as Newgrange, Stonehenge, Cahokia Woodhenge, and Ahu Tongariki are aligned with the...
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    England, c. 3000 BC Chiselled granite basin, Newgrange Stone bowl, Knowth Carved stone from Newgrange The 'Westray Wife' from Orkney Polished stone macehead...
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