General view of Newgrange, c.3200 BC, County Meath

General view of Newgrange, c.3200 BC, County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange was built by a farming community in the Boyne Valley during the Neolithic or New Stone Age. Originally classified as a passage tomb, it is now recognised as an ancient Temple, with astrological, spiritual, religious and ceremonial importance. The large kidney shaped mound is retained at the base by 97 kerbstones. Its inner passage, 19 metres long, leads to a cruciform chamber with a corbelled roof. The Bru na Boinne complex, made up of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13459792

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45379416

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5616px x 3438px (3.9MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen