Brú na Bóinne contains 90 recorded monuments in the bend of the Boyne River, including the great passage tombs of Newgrange, Dowth and Knowth. Its Neolithic megalithic art includes stellar and possible solar or lunar motifs dating to around 3200 BCE. Other major Irish passage-tomb concentrations include Lough Crew/Fourknocks and Carrowkeel. The presenter argues that conventional Irish archaeology has been reticent about the site's astronomical connections.
Brú na Bóinne: 90 Boyne Valley monuments, led by Newgrange, Dowth and Knowth
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Key facts
- UNESCO records 90 monuments at Brú na Bóinne, plus an unknown number of unrecorded sites; the complex comprises more than the approximately 50 monuments stated in the post.
- Newgrange, Dowth and Knowth are the three major passage tombs at the heart of the Brú na Bóinne complex.
- Other major Irish passage-tomb concentrations include Lough Crew/Fourknocks in County Meath and Carrowkeel in County Sligo.
- The complex contains Neolithic megalithic art, including stellar and possible solar or lunar motifs, dating to around 3200 BCE.
- The presenter argues that conventional Irish archaeology has been reticent about the site's astronomical connections.
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