AROUND 40 previously unknown monuments have been identified close to Newgrange – including the discovery of a “spectacular” monument aligned with the Winter Solstice sunrise. The monument aligned with ...
Newgrange in County Meath was built around 3400 BCE, making it older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Giza, and it remains one of the oldest surviving buildings in the world. The huge passage tomb ...
The Stone Age megalith is located in the Boyne Valley in Ireland, and at first glance appears to be little more than a simple mound. The 85m relic was built by a local farming community who had made a ...
For many years it was believed that burial at the an ancient Irish passage tomb was the preserve of kings and other dignitaries, who represented a dynasty that practised incest. But a new research ...
To watch back the solstice go to the 1hr 15 minute mark on the YouTube video below. What is the winter solstice? The solstices occur because the Earth is tilted on its axis at about 23.5 degrees. If ...
This year's Newgrange winter solstice live stream, courtesy of Ireland's Office of Public Works (OPW), will begin at 08:40 UTC / 3:40 am ET on Saturday, December 21. The Newgrange Winter Solstice live ...
Newgrange in County Meath is one of Ireland's most famous sites, home of an ancient passage tomb that's older than the Great Pyramid of Giza. More than 5,000 years old, the inner chamber of the tomb ...