Bend of the Boyne, Ireland : Passage Tombs in the Bend of the River

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The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex—Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth—are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne some 19 miles north of Dublin. This is Europe's largest a...

The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex—Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth—are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne some 19 miles north of Dublin. This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art. The monuments there had social, economic, religious and funerary functions.

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