Newgrange

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Neolithic passage tomb World Heritage Site archaeological site prehistoric monument

Newgrange is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its massive circular mound, megalithic art, and precise alignment with the winter solstice sunrise.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Newgrange canonical 12
Newgrange passage tomb 2

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neolithic passage tomb ⓘ
World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric monument ⓘ
alignedWith winter solstice sunrise ⓘ
builtDuring Neolithic period ⓘ
contains chevron motifs ⓘ
human remains ⓘ
lozenge motifs ⓘ
megalithic carvings ⓘ
spiral motifs ⓘ
stone basins ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
discoveredBy Charles Campbell ⓘ
estimatedConstructionDate c. 3200 BC ⓘ
firstExcavatedBy Charles Campbell ⓘ
function ceremonial site ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle megalithic ⓘ
hasAstronomicalAlignment winter solstice ⓘ
hasDiameter about 80 metres ⓘ
hasFeature central chamber ⓘ
circular mound ⓘ
corbelled roof ⓘ
entrance stone with spiral carvings ⓘ
granite standing stones ⓘ
kerbstones ⓘ
megalithic art ⓘ
perimeter stone circle ⓘ
roof-box ⓘ
stone passage ⓘ
white quartz facade ⓘ
hasHeight about 13 metres ⓘ
hasIrishName Sí an Bhrú ⓘ
hasMaterial granite ⓘ
greywacke ⓘ
quartz ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasPassageLength about 19 metres ⓘ
hasStructureType barrow ⓘ
passage tomb ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Brú na Bóinne

County Meath ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
locatedNear River Boyne ⓘ
majorExcavationBy Michael J. O’Kelly ⓘ
majorExcavationPeriod 1962–1975 ⓘ
managedBy Office of Public Works ⓘ
nearbySite Dowth ⓘ
Knowth ⓘ
olderThan Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
Stonehenge ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1993 ⓘ
visitorCentre Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form: Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Boyne → locatedNear → Newgrange ⓘ
Tara → nearbySite → Newgrange ⓘ
County Meath → hasArchaeologicalSite → Newgrange ⓘ
Drogheda → nearArchaeologicalSite → Newgrange ⓘ
Boyne Valley → contains → Newgrange ⓘ
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → contains → Newgrange ⓘ
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → hasPart → Newgrange ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newgrange passage tomb
Boann → associatedPlace → Newgrange ⓘ
Slane → near → Newgrange ⓘ
Slane → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Newgrange ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newgrange passage tomb
Knowth → hasNearbySite → Newgrange ⓘ
Dowth → locatedNear → Newgrange ⓘ
ancient Britain → hasSite → Newgrange ⓘ
Hill of Tara → nearbySite → Newgrange ⓘ