Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site

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World Heritage Site archaeological site prehistoric monument complex

Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site is a prehistoric archaeological complex in Ireland renowned for its large Neolithic passage tombs, including Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Brú na Bóinne 12
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site canonical 3
Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric monument complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bend of the Boyne ⓘ
approximateConstructionDate c. 3200 BCE ⓘ
contains Dowth ⓘ
Knowth ⓘ
Newgrange ⓘ
containsAstronomicalAlignment winter solstice sunrise at Newgrange ⓘ
containsFeature earthen mounds ⓘ
henges ⓘ
kerbstones ⓘ
megalithic art panels ⓘ
passage graves ⓘ
standing stones ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
epoch Neolithic ⓘ
hasManagementBody Office of Public Works ⓘ
hasPart Dowth ⓘ
surface form: Dowth passage tomb

Knowth ⓘ
surface form: Knowth passage tombs

Newgrange ⓘ
surface form: Newgrange passage tomb
hasVisitorCentre Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1993 ⓘ
IrishName Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brú na Bóinne
knownFor large passage tombs ⓘ
megalithic art ⓘ
prehistoric ceremonial landscape ⓘ
languageOfName Irish ⓘ
locatedIn County Meath ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ
locatedNear Drogheda ⓘ
locatedOnRiver River Boyne ⓘ
mainFunctionInPrehistory ritual and ceremonial use ⓘ
olderThan Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
Stonehenge ⓘ
partOf Loughcrew Cairns ⓘ
surface form: Irish Neolithic passage tomb tradition
periodOfUse Neolithic to early Bronze Age ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterial stone ⓘ
recognizedFor exceptional concentration of megalithic art ⓘ
outstanding example of prehistoric monumental architecture ⓘ
UNESCOCategory cultural ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 659 ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

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

River Boyne → associatedWith → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
Tara → partOf → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boyne Valley cultural landscape
Tara → nearbySite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland → near → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
subject surface form: Drogheda
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites in Spain → hasPart → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (note: not in Spain, but part of broader WH list)
County Meath → contains → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
County Meath → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Drogheda → nearArchaeologicalSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Navan → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne area
Boyne Valley → contains → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Boyne Valley → hasHeritageStatus → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site core area at Brú na Bóinne
Boyne Valley → hasUNESCOSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Newgrange → locatedIn → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Newgrange → partOf → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
Newgrange → visitorCentre → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → hasVisitorCentre → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → IrishName → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Boann → associatedPlace → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Slane → near → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
Slane → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne complex
Knowth → locatedIn → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Knowth → partOf → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Dowth → locatedIn → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne
Dowth → partOf → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne complex
Dowth → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Hill of Tara → nearbySite → Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brú na Bóinne