Bend of the Boyne

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Bend of the Boyne is a prehistoric archaeological complex in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its Neolithic passage tombs such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.

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Bend of the Boyne canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
cultural landscape
prehistoric archaeological complex
associatedWithCulture Megalithic culture of Atlantic Europe
Neolithic farming communities
bufferZoneArea about 2600 hectares
contains Brú na Bóinne passage tomb cemetery
Dowth
Knowth
Neolithic passage tombs
Newgrange
enclosures
field systems
henges
pit circles
settlement remains
standing stones
country Ireland
earliestConstructionDate c. 3800 BCE
function astronomical observation site
ritual and funerary complex
hasArea about 780 hectares
hasArtStyle spirals and geometric motifs carved in stone
hasInscriptionLanguage none (prehistoric, non‑literate society)
hasManagementAuthority Office of Public Works
hasPart Dowth passage tomb
linked to: Dowth

Knowth passage tomb complex
linked to: Knowth

Newgrange passage tomb
linked to: Newgrange
hasVisitorCentre Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre
heritageDesignation National Monument of Ireland
UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor megalithic art
passage tomb architecture
winter solstice alignment at Newgrange
locatedIn County Meath
locatedOnRiver River Boyne
mainConstructionDate c. 3200 BCE
nearestTown Drogheda
olderThan Great Pyramid of Giza
Stonehenge
partOf Irish prehistoric monument tradition
period Neolithic
province Leinster
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCategory cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (i)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1993

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