Newgrange - Blogabond

OK, so I have arrived in Ireland and since my friends live in co. Louth I thought I would visit the famous newgrange monument.
In short, Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in County Meath, on the eastern side of Ireland, about one kilometre north of the River Boyne.

Newgrange was built between circa 3100 and 2900 BCE, during the Neolithic period, in order to House the remains of the dead. It has also been speculated that it had some form of religious significance, particularly in regards to an afterlife, because it is aligned with the rising sun on the winter solstice, which floods the tomb with light.

It is in fact just one monument within the Neolithic Brú na Bóinne complex, alongside the similar passage tomb mounds of Knowth and Dowth, and as such is a part of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site.

How I felt visiting it? Breathtaken. Especially if you think that this is a tomb and possibly a place of worship.

Have I felt any energy or vibes from it? No. With so many tourists crowded in one place it would be almost impossible, still it was good to visit it and be there. Next stop, Giant Causeway.

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sarahjames124 on November 23, 2010 from Dundalk, Ireland

from the travel blog: Ireland

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