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Ireland's 'Answer To The Pyramids' Is An Impressive Neolithic Tomb That's Older Than Stonehenge
Ireland is full of wonders no matter where ... They are thought to be man-made Megalithic "passage tombs," thought of as underground grave sites resembling large mounds practically growing out ...
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Newgrange’s lesser-known neighbor is a hidden gem of ancient architecture
making it one of the four main passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland. Magnificent ancient sites around the east of Ireland The ...
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A Carrowkeel Complex Funeral Cairn in Ireland (IMAGE)
Cairn K -- Part of a 5000 years-old Passage Tomb Complex at Carrowkeel in County Sligo in the north-west of Ireland. This site is one of the most impressive Neolithic ritual landscapes in Europe ...
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10 things we know (or think we know) about megaliths
passage tombs (eg Newgrange in Ireland), which can fit a large gathering of people; and dolmens, also known as portal tombs, which have oversized capstone roofs. “A lot of them seem to be burial ...
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A Journey Through 5,000 Years of History in Ireland's Ancient East
Welcome to Ireland's Ancient East ... Arguably the most famous structure is Newgrange, a 5,000 years old passage tomb and UNESCO World Heritage site that predates the ancient Pyramids of Giza.