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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Example Sentences

Danielle Lacava from Pittsburgh in the US was one of the lucky lottery winners and she travelled to Newgrange with her brother Chris.

From BBC

Irish weather is frequently inclement, but there were no drips inside Newgrange to dampen the enthusiasm of the solstice watchers.

From BBC

The Newgrange monument in County Meath is a kidney-shaped mound covering an area of more than one acre.

From BBC

In Ireland, the sun will mysteriously align with Newgrange, a Neolithic site that predates Stonehenge by a thousand years, flooding its interior with sunlight.

From New York Times

Inspired by Mr. Zorn’s visit to Newgrange, an ancient burial site in Ireland cannily designed to admit daylight on the winter solstice, the piece included passages from “The Song of Amergin,” a Celtic sacred text.

From New York Times