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I've been to the Complex three times now. On the whole the preservation of the area, and the way tourism here is carefully managed, seems understandable, bearing in mind that people live here and don't need their roads choked with cars. The Visitor Centre is also impressively unobtrusive. I just can't help getting the urge, though, to stick two fingers up at the buses that you are strong-armed into using in order to get to Newgrange and Knowth. On all three visits I have wished I walked to the tombs instead and this has been the source of a couple of heated discussions with my partner. I just can't stand feeling openly "managed" at such sites. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Sligo and Meath
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Posted by Cursuswalker14th February 2004ce |
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Boyne Valley Megalithic Passage TombsResource site for the Boyne Valley megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. Other sites covered are the nearby megalithic sites at Fourknocks, Loughcrew and Tara. |
Posted by knowth 7th March 2004ce |
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Posted by GLADMAN2nd February 2010ce |
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Motorway 'may cost ancient site World Heritage status'The battle begins..... The ancient Bru na Boinne site around Newgrange may lose its World Heritage status if the proposed M2 motorway goes ahead, it was claimed today. The National Monuments Forum warned if changes are not made to the new motorway plans, the area near the Boyne in Co Meath is likely to lose recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). Dr George Eogan, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology at University College Dublin (UCD), said the new motorway is too close to the monuments and will have a considerable impact on the surrounding landscape. "Five hundred metres is simply too close, and it is conceivable that Newgrange could lose its World Heritage Status," he said. The site can be saved if Environment Minister John Gormley fast-tracks the new National Monuments Bill 2009 according to the National Monuments Forum. Vincent Salafia, National Monuments Forum spokesman, claimed the minister created unnecessary delays which place Ireland's heritage at risk. "We urge Minister Gormley to deliver this long overdue legislation and to ensure it is strong enough to protect Newgrange from this outlandish proposal," Mr Salafia said. Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/motorway-may-cost-ancient-site-world-heritage-status-443046.html#ixzz0dQVSkddA |
Posted by moss23rd January 2010ce |
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The Heritage JournalProposed Slane Bypass will skim the Edge of Brú na Bóinne! |
Posted by moss 22nd January 2010ce |
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Slane bypass to be 500m from NewgrangeThe National Roads Authority has given details of plans for the new Slane bypass, which would be built 500m from the World Heritage Site at Newgrange. While the plan has been welcomed locally, it is expected that there will be controversy. The bridge and the road through the village of Slane, Co Meath, is one of the most dangerous stretches of roads in Ireland. Over 20 people have been killed in accidents and locals have long campaigned for a bypass around the village. The NRA is proposing to build the route down river of the present bridge and to the east of the village. The proposed bypass will be 500m away from the buffer-zone around the World Heritage Site at Brú na Bóinne, which comprises the ancient megalithic tombs at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. It will also impact on the museum dedicated to Ireland's most famous World War I poet, Francis Ledwidge, who came from Slane. The Environmental Impact Statement for the project acknowledges that 44 archaeological sites will be within 500m of the roadway and that the potential to uncover much more during work is high. While there will be a visual impact from the river, the Environmental Impact Statement says there will be negligible impact on the Site. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0121/slane.html |
Posted by moss 21st January 2010ce |
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Posted by CianMcLiam21st December 2009ce |
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