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Fourknocks (Passage Grave) — Images (click to view fullsize)

<b>Fourknocks</b>Posted by ryaner<b>Fourknocks</b>Posted by ryaner ryaner Posted by ryaner
13th May 2023ce

Fourknocks (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) — Images

<b>Fourknocks</b>Posted by ryaner<b>Fourknocks</b>Posted by ryaner ryaner Posted by ryaner
13th May 2023ce

Dowth I (Passage Grave) — Images

<b>Dowth I</b>Posted by ryaner ryaner Posted by ryaner
13th May 2023ce

The Mound of Hostages (Passage Grave) — Images

<b>The Mound of Hostages</b>Posted by GLADMAN GLADMAN Posted by GLADMAN
15th April 2023ce

Newgrange (Passage Grave) — Images

<b>Newgrange</b>Posted by thelonious<b>Newgrange</b>Posted by thelonious thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce

Newgrange (Passage Grave) — Fieldnotes

31/03/2023 - Newgrange. Last stop of a lovely day out looking at stones and the main reason we had made the trip. Great to finally make it here after our cancelled trip 3 years back. We took a tour bus from Dublin. Mary Gibbons tour of Hill of Tara, Knowth & Newgrange. Can't recommend it enough. She's excellent. I know tours ain't everyone's thing, but you don't get any less or more time there than if you made your own way to Newgrange and it just takes all the hassle out of getting there from the city. Only small groups too which was a really nice bonus as it was peaceful.

Allowed time there is short but again like Knowth, not overcrowded. The entrance of Newgrange passage tomb is pretty in your face but I liked it. White quartz covers the front, the just fantastic entrance stone guards the way in, with its spiral motifs. A wonderful stone. The inside chamber is wow. To look up and see that wonderful corbelled roof, very special. The light demo is very well done. Too soon it was time to leave. We had a quick walk round the outside of the mound, looking at the rock art on the kerbstones then headed back to the bus, a bit soggy from the rain but very happy.

Just magic to have finally made it to the Boyne Valley. Guess we all spend most of our time at sites that get seldom visited and it’s just us and the stones. Always a bit of a worry going to the big sites like Newgrange, Stonehenge and Skara Brae that the people/noise/rush with spoil the vibe. Newgrange/Knowth tour turned out great though, really enjoyed it. Should mention the visitor’s centre too, it’s excellent, I got myself a Newgrange tea towel to add to my collection!
thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce

Knowth — Images

<b>Knowth</b>Posted by thelonious thelonious Posted by thelonious
15th April 2023ce
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