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NewGrange passage grave
newgrange at a glance
Built approximately 3500B.C. during the Neolithic Period
It is situated in the Boyne Valley with it's sister tombs Knowth & Dowth
Tumulus is 81m in diameter
It is surrounded by monoliths (large standing stones)
The entrance and roof box are alined with the rising winter sun
On the 21st Dec, the Winter Solstice, the rising sun shines down the 19m passage and illuminates the 3 recessed cells.
It is situated in the Boyne Valley with it's sister tombs Knowth & Dowth
Tumulus is 81m in diameter
It is surrounded by monoliths (large standing stones)
The entrance and roof box are alined with the rising winter sun
On the 21st Dec, the Winter Solstice, the rising sun shines down the 19m passage and illuminates the 3 recessed cells.
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What can Newgrange passage grave tell us about the people who built it?
1. They were a settled people as it would have taken many years if not may generations to build.
2. They had knowledge of the movement of the sun.
3. They were highly organised.
4. They ………..
1. They were a settled people as it would have taken many years if not may generations to build.
2. They had knowledge of the movement of the sun.
3. They were highly organised.
4. They ………..