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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... continues... |
Posted by moss23rd January 2010ce |
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... continues... |
Posted by moss 21st January 2010ce |
Autumn Lecture Series at Brú na Boinne Visitor CentreWednesdays in Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre September 3rd 7.30pm A Room with a View: The Earlier Prehistoric Landscape of Brú na Bóinne by Dr Conor Brady Dundalk Institute of Technology September 17th 7... continues... |
Posted by CianMcLiam27th August 2008ce |
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Robert Hensey Lectures, June 11th Two Short Lectures by Robert Hensey NUI Galway When Space and Time Collided: A Ritualistic Perspective on the Beginnings of Astronomical Alignment in Passage Tomb Tradition Between Salmon and Ceremony: Seasonal Ritual in the Boyne Valley Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Wednesday June 11th 2008 7.00pm Free of Charge |
Posted by CianMcLiam 28th April 2008ce |
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Webcam for Winter Solstice Newgrange http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/Solstice2007/ |
Posted by bawn7920th December 2007ce Edited 20th December 2007ce |
Brú na Boinne Winter Solstice 40th Anniversary Lectures 2007The Office of Public Works Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Winter Solstice at Newgrange ____________________ Lectures at Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre at 8pm Wednesday November 7th 2007 What the Builder Saw: The Prehistoric Astronomy of Newgrange |
Posted by CianMcLiam 31st October 2007ce |
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24,000 apply for 50 places to see Newgrange solstice Nearly 24,000 people applied for the Winter Solstice draw in the hope of being in Newgrange on the shortest day of the year. However, just 50 names were selected at the "Winter Solstice Lottery" at the Brú na Bóinne Visitors' Centre last Friday. Click here for more |
Posted by mythicalireland 4th October 2004ce Edited 11th October 2004ce |
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Protest at Boyne Battle Site From BBCi, 22 Dec 2003 A cross-border heritage group has been protesting against plans to build a rubbish incinerator near the site of Newgrange and the Battle of the Boyne in County Louth. The demonstrators called on the Irish Government to stop what they described as "cultural vandalism". Whole story here |
Posted by Jane22nd December 2003ce Edited 22nd December 2003ce |
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We were luckier at Newgrange with our guide than we had been at Knowth. He was far more interested and interesting, even though he had such a short amount of time to "talk the talk". I had been so thoroughly warned about the commercialism of this site that I turned up expecting to be disappointed; a great idea, as it turns out, because it was actually less Disneyfied than I had imagined and I had a great time! We really didn't have enough time to walk around the outside of the site though and our photos felt rushed rather than thought out - I think we just pointed and clicked, hoping we could get it all in! That evening, when I read about the site I realised that we had missed loads of interesting stuff. Ah well, good excuse for a return visit. At Loughcrew I felt quite emotional, seeing inside the passage and into the chamber. A similar thing happened here but it was the roof which took my breath away. I just kept staring up at it, unable to comprehend the incredible feat of engineering I was witnessing. I'm not sure about the facade of the tomb, whether the quartz was indeed used as a covering, although it seems as plausible as using gypsum to cover sites. I liked the idea of it being used as a ceremonial walkway though. All in all, I was mightily impressed with Newgrange and I have to say that, if you have to have a visitor centre, then have one like this! It was very sympathetically designed and the interpretative centre was pretty good. Just to echo others here; as we were leaving around 2pm, they were turning people away as all of the tours were fully booked. I would recommend you get there by lunchtime at the latest (oh and the food was great too....I now have a bottle of Bru Na Boinne springwater on my shelf with Newgrange on the label; great souvenir!!) This post appears as part of the weblog entry VVXX Phase 3 - Ireland
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Posted by Vicster27th August 2006ce |
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Newgrange looks amazing from the outside, but is blatantly too good to be true. The chamber is beyond belief. I just wish I could spend some time in there without an official guide's voice as accompaniment. This post appears as part of the weblog entry Sligo and Meath
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Posted by Cursuswalker14th February 2004ce Edited 14th February 2004ce |
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As a small contribution to the winter solstice celebrations, I've posted some images of the inside of Newgrange taken during a visit in the late 80s when you were taken round the tomb at a much more leisurely pace than today and photography was permitted. Also posted are images from roughly the same time of some art on the kerbstones. Most of these stones already appear here but the new ones are from the days before the lichen started to grow. The identification system in the images (K for kerb, C for chamber, L and R for left and right hand sides of the passage) are those used by O'Kelly. |
Posted by greywether21st December 2003ce Edited 21st December 2003ce |
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Myself and my girlfriend visited this site in the summer of 2001. The visitors centre was very busy and we were told there was a limited number of trips to Newgrange. Luckily we managed to get on the last-but-one bus out to the tomb. The lesson is go early especially if you want to see the other sites in the valley. It is sad that this place has been so commercialised but it is inevitable with the level of interest. They had rigged a spotlight up to simulate the sun shining through the lintel above the doorframe which was cool, this was accompanied by a knowledgeable commentary by the guide. I can't remember if there was a ban on taking photos inside, I certainly took some pictures (sneakily mibbe). My only gripe is that the time alloted to see inside the tomb and take pictures of the artwork is only _just_ enough if you are a very quick worker. Don't expect any time to take in the 'vibes'. Still, it is worth a visit. The carvings are absolutely stunning (as you can see from the photos here) and the tomb itself is a must-see. |
Posted by wee_malky27th May 2003ce Edited 27th May 2003ce |
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Our visit to Newgrange came after Dowth and Knowth. The contrast between these three sites is incredible. The white facade, is as the tour guides themselves admit pure conjecture, and was most likely chosen because it was the prettiest use imaginable. The truth is it looks way too modern in style. Too angular, too twee. Looking beyond this the decorated stones are wonderful, as is the large circle. Our guide for Newgrange was like a slightly toned down holiday rep. She insisted on cracking jokes about Neolithic people, and at one point started making drumming sounds in order to get people to move clockwise round the chamber. I felt completely ridiculous being a part of the whole sham. Once the bored and claustrophobic tourists had left, I asked the girl a few questions. She had told us when we entered that it was possible to see the light coming through the box at the entrance if you lay on the floor. I did just that, and it turned out she'd never actually tried it herself. She didn't try it this time either. She became impatient and kind of started moving us out. Along the passage way I stopped a couple of times to look at the carvings. She let out a sigh, and said something along the lines of "come on, there's more people to come through yet". Outrageous. We were probably the only people genuinely interested in the site, and yet we were treat with contempt. We were being processed and that's for sure. It's a real shame, because this place must once have been amazing. One more thing - You cannot take photographs in the main chamber because, as our lovely guide said, some people still respect the dead you know. There are however a series of ten postcards for sale in the security hut/gift shop which have been taken within the chamber. Did a ghost perhaps take these shots? |
Posted by IronMan18th April 2002ce Edited 19th December 2002ce |
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We went on a family holiday in about 1978 or '79 in Tulliallan, near Drogheda, and during the holiday we visited Newgrange. I remember thinking that day that the surrounding wall looked a bit like the Battle of Bannockburn memorial rotunda which is an odd modernist, 60's stylised thing which is a few hundred yards from where we lived at the time. I definitely remember squatting down with my Dad who was trying to explain something about the sunlight coming through a passage on a certain special day. I want to come back here and try to see past all the touristy stuff. |
Posted by winterjc 18th January 2002ce |
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The Heritage JournalProposed Slane Bypass will skim the Edge of Brú na Bóinne! |
Posted by moss 22nd January 2010ce Edited 22nd January 2010ce |
Beyond The Pale (including Irish Genius)What once was |
Posted by ryaner29th January 2008ce |
Limerick Museum Online CatalogueOld Photograph of Newgrange - Look at all the trees on it! |
Posted by bawn79 6th December 2007ce Edited 6th December 2007ce |
Limerick Museum Online CatalogueOld Photo of Newgrange |
Posted by bawn79 6th December 2007ce Edited 6th December 2007ce |
Newgrange Lodge Budget AccomodationNew budget accomodation only 5mins walk from the Brú na Bóinne centre. Very nicely decorated inside with leather sofas and plasma screen in the common room, rooms are comfortable and staff are very freindly. Has both double rooms and dormer rooms for very good prices. |
Posted by CianMcLiam 26th April 2006ce |
New Grange TourGreat day out, picked us up from central Dublin. Also guarantees access inside !!! |
Posted by Rivington Pike11th November 2005ce |
101 Facts About NewgrangeA collection of 101 facts about Ireland's most famous monument, the megalithic passage-tomb of Newgrange, located in the Boyne Valley in County Meath, Ireland. |
Posted by mythicalireland 20th September 2004ce Edited 29th September 2004ce |
Megalithic art inside Newgrange - exclusive photosThere is some quite intricate megalithic art inside Newgrange, including the world famous "triple spiral" on an orthostat in the end recess of the chamber. |
Posted by mythicalireland 19th March 2004ce |
Mythical Ireland - Newgrange aerial photosPhotographs of Newgrange from the air. |
Posted by mythicalireland 11th November 2002ce Edited 29th September 2004ce |
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The Great Circle (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
  
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Posted by McGlen19th February 2009ce |
Newgrange K & L (Passage Grave) — Fieldnotes |
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My fifth visit to this site and the first time there hasn't been livestock in the field, so giving me a bit of time here. Site L, the one nearer the main mound, is almost totally destroyed. Four stones remain, a kerbstone and 3 chamber orthostats. None of the passage is remaining, or could it be that it is buried? Site K is more interesting. Much of the passage is here. There seems to be a sillstone or doorstone at the mouth of the passage. Some of the passage orthostats are collapsed in on their opposite stones. Overall length is approx 15 metres, with a slight widening about midway along. It terminates in an undifferentiated chamber, the backstone of which is missing. The kerb is best preserved on the north-western arc, but there are some stones to the north. One puzzling factor is that an imagined continuation of the kerb arc would not meet the mouth of the passage but hit the 3rd or 4th stone along. Don't really know if this is significant. The hillock that both tombs sit on is higher that any of the surrounding terrain, including the ground level of the main mound at Newgrange. Trees and shrubs block this feature when viewed from the road in front of Newgrange. Looking north-west, the main mound at Knowth can be seen in the distance. It was very windy here today and my hands were freezing as I took photos. It would be lovely to sit here on a sunny summer's day, drinking in the atmosphere. It's hard to say what sense of place you get here, knowing that big brother is only yards away. None of the previously mentioned decorated stones were visible, though some of the passage stones seem to have very worn and vague pick-marks. |
Posted by ryaner 27th February 2008ce |
Newgrange K & L (Passage Grave) — Images |
     
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