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Spiral carvings on a kerb stone at the entrance to Newgrange chambered passage tomb

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town of Drogheda. It is an exceptionally grand passage tomb built during the Neolithic Period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Newgrange is the main monument in the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the passage tombs of Knowth and Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds and standing stones.

Bru na Boinne, County Meath, Ireland

County Meath, Ireland - June 1, 2016. Panoramic shot of a group of tourists at Newgrange in County Meath, it was built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC.

18th October 2018, Co Meath, Ireland. Newgrange neolithic prehistoric stone age passage tomb mound.

The king of Munster who once rules these lands had seven daughters and two sons. His rival was also a powerful clan chief and the time came when the king had to defend his land. One fateful day the army rode out to battle with the king and his two sons at the head of it. Although victorious, it came at a great cost, as both sons were killed in the fight. The army marched back to the castle, on route passing the ancient druids stone circle that had stood for millennia. The king dispatched a contingent of men to the sacred site and in his grief, he instructed them to push over two of the nine standing stones. This would forever commemorate his two fallen sons. The seven sisters remain standing to this day….

Porirua, New Zealand, 1-25-2012. Monument with Maori symbols, commemorating a battle between Maori and English in the 19th century. Battle Hill Farm Forest Park, Pauatahanui, Porirua, Greater Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

Drogheda, Ireland - July 15, 2020: Panoramic view of Newgrange prehistoric monument which is older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids.

County Meath, Ireland - July 24, 1986: 1980s old Positive Film scanned, Newgrange prehistoric monument, County Meath, Ireland.

World heritage in Ireland. Beautiful blue sky on the white stone structure. Close look on the stone wall. The entrance of the building. Several people visited the site.

County Meath, Ireland - June 1, 2016. Tourist at the entrance to Newgrange in County Meath, it was built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC.

Aberlemno Pictish refers to a collection of Pictish stones and carved stones located in and around the village of Aberlemno in Angus, Scotland. The Picts were an ancient people who lived in what is now eastern and northern Scotland during the Late Iron Age and Early Medieval periods.

megalithic burial mound knowth Drogheda County Meath Ireland

Dating back to around the 7th century, Cahergall Stone Fort, features thick drystone walls that rise up to 6 meters high, enclosing an inner circular space. The fort is part of the country's efforts to preserve historical and archaeological sites and is open to the public for free, allowing visitors to explore its ancient structure and historical significance.

Prehistoric Loughcrew Tomb complex of County Meath, Ireland

Avebury Henge, Wiltshire, England, UK. This free-to-enter ancient stone circle site dates from Neolithic times and its purpose is debatable. It is constructed from a large outer circle of stones with two smaller inner circles, all surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. Abandoned by the Iron Age it nevertheless remains a significant Henge in the landscape of ancient Wiltshire, England

White wall of a Neolithic age. Green lawn and blue sky.

County Meath, Ireland - June 1, 2016. New-grange in County Meath, it was built during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC.

Newgrange chambered passage tomb

Castlerigg Stone Circle In The English Lake District

A pair of grass covered passage tombs in the form of mounds, surrounded by kerbstones, on a wet day at Knowth, part of the Brú na Bóinne complex.

The Beltany stone circle is a megalithic monument located near Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland. It is one of the largest stone circles in Ireland, consisting of 64 stones surrounding a raised platform. The circle dates back to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age, making it over 3,000 years old.

The Brownshill Dolmen, officially known as Kernanstown Cromlech, a magnificent megalithic granite capstone, weighing about 103 tonnes, located in County Carlow, Ireland.

Two big boulders by the roadside in the English lake District not far from Ambleside, United Kingdom.

Stone of Destiny at the Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland

Landscape of Ireland

Also known as the Coronation Stone of Tara. Found in County Meath, Ireland

Kilbroney Park is a park near Rostrevor and is great for leisure like hiking, children playing etc.

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