Newgrange is a Stone Age (Neolithic) monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland's Ancient East. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.) which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Ireland's rich heritage is punctuated with awe-inspiring ancient sites, but few are as captivating as Newgrange. Nestled in the lush landscape of the Boyne Valley, this enigmatic passage tomb stands as a testament to the extraordinary engineering and …

Newgrange is one of the finest examples, not only in Ireland, but in Western Europe, of the type of tomb known as a passage-grave. Its probable date of erection is about 3000 BC. It belongs to a time when stone, not metal, was the everyday material for tools and weapons.

Dating back over 5,000 years, these Neolithic passage tombs are older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Step inside the chambers of Newgrange, where the winter solstice illuminates a narrow passage, casting an ethereal light on the ancient carvings within.

Discover tombs older than the pyramids at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne. Find the birthplace of Samhain on the Hill of Ward (Tlachtga). Be moved at monasteries such as Mellifont Abbey, explore a medieval armoury at Trim Visitor Centre, brave a battleground at the famous Battle of the Boyne Site.

At Newgrange, during the sunrise on the mornings around the winter solstice, a breathtaking alignment takes place. The sun's first rays pierce through a specially designed opening above the entrance called a roof-box, gradually illuminating the narrow passage.

Step inside the chambers of Newgrange, where the winter solstice illuminates a narrow passage, casting an ethereal light on the ancient carvings within. Explore Knowth, adorned with megalithic art, and unravel the mysteries of a bygone era. Visit the megalithic passage tombs at Newgrange and Knowth with the on-site guide.

Step inside the chambers of Newgrange, where the winter solstice illuminates a narrow passage, casting an ethereal light on the ancient carvings within. Explore Knowth, adorned with megalithic art, and unravel the mysteries of a bygone era.

The renowned Tri-Spiral motif meticulously engraved on a stone within the back recess of Newgrange's chamber stands out as one of the most iconic symbols in Irish Megalithic art. Frequently misattributed to Celtic origins, this intricate design predates the arrival of the Celts in Ireland by 2,500 years.

Irish archaeologists and scholars have studied the passage graves in Meath for more than 60 years, and antiquarians have visited Newgrange and wondered about it ever since the entrance into the tomb was rediscovered more than 300 years ago. They have learned much about the Newgrange complex, and others linked to it, by studying clues that its ...