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Sitting in a beam of light in Newgrange

Sitting in a beam of light in Newgrange

We entered the chamber, a small group, the last of the morning's visitors on the last public day of solstice at Newgrange. I am fortunate, blessed, honoured and privileged to...

Sitting in a beam of light in Newgrange

We entered the chamber, a small group, the last of the morning's visitors on the last public day of solstice at Newgrange. I am fortunate, blessed, honoured and privileged to...

Irish television documentary finds evidence for a second chamber inside Newgrange

Irish television documentary finds evidence for...

A team of experts has found evidence for a second chamber inside the vast cairn of the Neolithic monument of Newgrange. A TV documentary, Rún na Bóinne, on irish channel TG4, follows...

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Irish television documentary finds evidence for...

A team of experts has found evidence for a second chamber inside the vast cairn of the Neolithic monument of Newgrange. A TV documentary, Rún na Bóinne, on irish channel TG4, follows...

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Kerb stone 67 and the master carvers of Newgrange

Kerb stone 67 and the master carvers of Newgrange

Kerbs stone 67 (K67) at Newgrange is one of just a few stones at the 5,200-year-old monument decorated with a particular flamboyance, stones that stand out from all the others....

Kerb stone 67 and the master carvers of Newgrange

Kerbs stone 67 (K67) at Newgrange is one of just a few stones at the 5,200-year-old monument decorated with a particular flamboyance, stones that stand out from all the others....

Kerb stone 52 at Newgrange is a sublime work of Neolithic art

Kerb stone 52 at Newgrange is a sublime work of...

Kerb stone 52 (K52) at the 5,200-year-old Neolithic monument of Newgrange is one of the finest pieces of art from the Stone Age, and is one of the few decorated...

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Kerb stone 52 at Newgrange is a sublime work of...

Kerb stone 52 (K52) at the 5,200-year-old Neolithic monument of Newgrange is one of the finest pieces of art from the Stone Age, and is one of the few decorated...

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An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

Anthony Murphy shares some beautiful photographs of the light beam in the chamber of the 5,200-year-old Newgrange monument.

An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

Anthony Murphy shares some beautiful photographs of the light beam in the chamber of the 5,200-year-old Newgrange monument.

Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in your back garden, maybe your house is built on one!

Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in...

In 2018, a passage-tomb was found under Dowth Hall at Brú na Bóinne. This shouldn't have been a major shock as the house already had two passage-tombs in its back...

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Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in...

In 2018, a passage-tomb was found under Dowth Hall at Brú na Bóinne. This shouldn't have been a major shock as the house already had two passage-tombs in its back...

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