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Newgrange

American

[noo-greynj, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌgreɪndʒ, ˈnyu- /

Or New Grange

noun

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

The chief of these mounds, now known as Newgrange, has been explored and described by Mr George Coffey in his valuable work NEWGRANGE, published by the Royal Irish Academy.

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

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