On the 21st of December each year, the inside of the tomb is lit up as the sun rises.
Newgrange, Ireland
About 200,000 people visit Newgrange each year.
The newgrange tomb is a 5000 year old passage tomb or some see it as a type of religious temple where dignitaries are put in final resting places. The tomb is located in Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Newgrange, which is in county Meath, near Dublin, in the east of Ireland.
Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, all in Ireland.
Stonehenge is in England, not Ireland. Ireland has many ancient sites of its own of great interest, such as Newgrange.
Burial mounds and monuments such as Newgrange
Newgrange.
Yes, Newgrange in Ireland is older than the pyramids in Egypt. Newgrange was built around 3200 BC, while the pyramids were built around 2600-2500 BC.
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, about one kilometrenorth of the River Boyne. It was built about 3200 BC, during the Neolithic period,which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Newgrange is alarge circular mound with a stone passageway and chambers inside.
The newgrange tomb is a 5000 year old passage tomb or some see it as a type of religious temple where dignitaries are put in final resting places. The tomb is located in Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland.
Popular places in Ireland include Dublin, Newgrange, Connemara, the Giants Causeway, Blarney Castle, Killarney, the Burren, Glendalough and many, many others.