Newgrange
Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located eight kilometers west of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. It was built during the Neolithic period around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The site consists of a large circular mound with a stone passageway and interior chambers. The mound has a retaining wall at the front and is ringed by engraved kerbstones. There is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it has been speculated that it had religious significance – it is aligned with the rising sun and its light floods the chamber on the winter solstice. It is the most famous monument within the Neolithic Brú na Bóinne complex, alongside the similar passage tomb mounds of Knowth and Dowth,
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Newgrange
Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a prehistoric monument in County Meath, Ireland, located eight kilometers west of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. It was built during the Neolithic period around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The site consists of a large circular mound with a stone passageway and interior chambers. The mound has a retaining wall at the front and is ringed by engraved kerbstones. There is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it has been speculated that it had religious significance – it is aligned with the rising sun and its light floods the chamber on the winter solstice. It is the most famous monument within the Neolithic Brú na Bóinne complex, alongside the similar passage tomb mounds of Knowth and Dowth,
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Newgrange (Iers: Dún Fhearghus ...... Het monument is een ganggraf.
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Newgrange (Irisch: Sí an Bhrú) ...... er (Göttin) Bóinn“ bezeichnet.
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Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) ...... galithic structures in Europe.
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Newgrange (em irlandês: Sí an ...... de partem os grupos em ônibus.
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Newgrange es uno de los pasaje ...... ológico más famoso de Irlanda.
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Newgrange est l’un des plus cé ...... toriques appelé Brú na Bóinne.
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Newgrange, irl. Sí an Bhrú – j ...... świetlając ją na około 15 min.
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Ньюгрейндж, Нью Грейндж, Ши-ан ...... иком Ирландии под номером 147.
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نيوغرانغ (بالأيرلندية: Sí an B ...... ة المواقع الأثرية في اليونسكو.
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ニューグレンジ(英語: Newgrange、アイルランド語: ...... 直ぐ入射し、部屋の床を短時間だけ照らすように建設されている。
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Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
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Newgrange (Iers: Dún Fhearghus ...... Het monument is een ganggraf.
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Newgrange (Irisch: Sí an Bhrú) ...... Anglesey und Orkney vorkommt.
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Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) ...... b mounds of Knowth and Dowth,
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Newgrange (em irlandês: Sí an ...... henge e as pirâmides do Egito.
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Newgrange es uno de los pasaje ...... ológico más famoso de Irlanda.
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Newgrange est l’un des plus cé ...... toriques appelé Brú na Bóinne.
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Newgrange, irl. Sí an Bhrú – j ...... ane przez duńskich najeźdźców.
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Ньюгрейндж, Нью Грейндж, Ши-ан ...... иком Ирландии под номером 147.
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نيوغرانغ (بالأيرلندية: Sí an B ...... ة المواقع الأثرية في اليونسكو.
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ニューグレンジ(英語: Newgrange、アイルランド語: ...... 直ぐ入射し、部屋の床を短時間だけ照らすように建設されている。
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