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NEWGRANGE
/ Si an Brú |
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| Newgrange,
one of the world's most famous ancient monuments, was built around
3150BC. It is surrounded by giant standing stones and has a kerb
of 97 stones. At Winter Solstice, the sun shines into the passage
and chamber through the roofbox. |
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here to go to Newgrange |
KNOWTH
/ Cnoghba |
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| Knowth
was built around 3300BC and has two passages facing towards the
east and west. The carved stones contain a quarter of Western European
neolithic art. An extensive excavation has revealed a wealth of
information about the site. |
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here to go to Knowth |
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DOWTH
/ Dubhad |
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are two passages at Dowth, which is about the same age as Newgrange
and Knowth. One passage is aligned on Winter Solstice sunset, and
the other probably aligned on the Moon. Dowth was excavated, albeit
very badly, in the 1840s. |
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here to go to Dowth |
HILL
OF TARA / Temhair |
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| The
Hill of Tara was the ancient seat of the High Kings of Ireland.
There are a multitude of remains on the hill, including a passage
mound, the Mound of the Hostages, which dates to between 2500-3000BC,
and other earthworks and structures. |
Click
here to go to Tara |
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LOUGHCREW
/ Sliabh na Caillighe |
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Loughcrew hills, Carnbane East and West, contain a scattering of
Stone Age cairns. The most famous is Cairn T, where sunlight at
dawn on the equinoxes illuminates the backstone of the chamber.
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Click
here to go to Loughcrew |
CO.
SLIGO / Carrowmore & Carrowkeel |
| There
are a plethora of megalithic remains in the Co. Sligo area, including
the famous Maeve's cairn, plus the Carrowmore & Carrowkeel group
of monuments. One, Cairn G, has a roofbox just like that at Newgrange. |
Click
here to go to Carrowmore & Carrowkeel |
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