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Newgrange

American  
[noo-greynj, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌgreɪndʒ, ˈnyu- /
Or New Grange

noun

  1. the largest of three mound-covered passage graves on the river Boyne in county Meath, Ireland, built c3000 b.c., having a corbeled roof and hammered geometric engravings and containing traces of cremation burials.


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Steeped in Irish history, Duleek is located a few kilometres from Newgrange - part of the Brú na Bóinne Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023

Furthermore, Newgrange is an amazing place and you should definitely go.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2023

The very most ancient monuments are things such as Newgrange in Ireland.

From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2022

In the Sham Stakes on Jan. 1 at Santa Anita Park, the Baffert-trained colts Newgrange and Rockefeller ran first and second.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022

By the banks of the River Boyne, where rises the great Fairy Mound now called Newgrange, there stood long ago the shining Palace of a prince of the People of Dana, named Angus.

From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Reid, Stephen

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