Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, placed on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the town of Drogheda.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: neolithic monument in County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as: “Bend of the Boyne”, “New Grange”, “New Grangen käytävähauta”, “Newgrange Passage Tomb”, “Newgrangen hautakumpu”, “Tempel von Newgrange”, and “නිව්ග්රේන්ජ් (Newgrage)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Knowth and Dowth.
Knowth
Archaeological site
Dowth
Archaeological site
Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. Dowth is situated 2 km northeast of Newgrange.
Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre
Tourism office
Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs… Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre is situated 1½ km east of Newgrange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Donore.
Donore
Village
Donore, historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. Donore is situated 4 km east of Newgrange.
Newgrange
- Categories: Irish passage tomb, tomb, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: County Meath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.69471° or 53° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.47554° or 6° 28′ 32″ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Operator
Open location code
9C5MMGVF+VQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairn
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Newgrange” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نيوغرانغ”
- Armenian: “Նյուգրեյնջ”
- Asturian: “Newgrange”
- Basque: “Newgrange”
- Belarusian: “Шы-ан Вру”
- Bosnian: “Arheološko nalazište Boyne”
- Bulgarian: “Нюгрейндж”
- Catalan: “Newgrange”
- Cebuano: “Newgrange”
- Chinese: “紐格萊奇墓”
- Chinese: “纽格莱奇墓”
- Czech: “Newgrange”
- Danish: “Newgrange”
- Dutch: “Newgrange”
- Esperanto: “Newgrange”
- Finnish: “Newgrangen käytävähauta”
- French: “Newgrange”
- Galician: “Newgrange”
- German: “Newgrange”
- Hindi: “न्यूग्रेंज”
- Indonesian: “Newgrange”
- Irish: “Sí an Bhrú”
- Italian: “Newgrange”
- Japanese: “ニューグレンジ”
- Korean: “뉴그레인지”
- Latvian: “Ņūgreindža”
- Lithuanian: “Niugrendžas”
- Macedonian: “Њугрејнџ”
- Nepali: “न्युग्रेन्ज”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Newgrange”
- Norwegian: “Newgrange”
- Persian: “نیوگرنج”
- Polish: “Newgrange”
- Portuguese: “Newgrange”
- Russian: “Ньюгрейндж”
- Serbian: “Njugrejndž”
- Serbian: “Њугрејнџ”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Newgrange”
- Sinhala: “නිව්ග්රේන්ජ්”
- Slovak: “Newgrange”
- Slovenian: “Newgrange”
- Spanish: “Newgrange”
- Swedish: “Newgrange”
- Thai: “นิวเกรนจ์”
- Turkish: “Newgrange”
- Ukrainian: “Ньюґрандж”
- Ukrainian: “Ньюгрейндж”
- Vietnamese: “Newgrange”
- Waray (Philippines): “Newgrange”
- Welsh: “Newgrange”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Staleen Guard Lock - Lock 4 and Broe Lock - Lock 5.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Newgrange Farm and Boyne Walk Carpark.
County Meath: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Navan.
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