| The Megalithic passage tomb at Newgrange Ireland is over 5000 years old & part of the Boyne Valley necropolis, which also encompasses the Knowth & Dowth prehistoric sites. The Irish megalithic passage Tombs at Boyne Valley, Co. Meath, including Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth, were constructed circa 3500 BC, before the Pyramids of Egypt, according to radio-carbon dating analysis of the Newgrange site. |  Newgrange, Ireland. |
 Image of Irish countryside & sheep grazing at Brú na Boinne Co. Meath Ireland - adjoining the ancient Irish megalithic site of Newgrange. |
| The exact use & original purpose of the passage tombs of Ireland has long been debated between traditional archaeologists & those who see a deeper significance to the stone structures. Some speculate that the astronomically aligned sites at Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth were built by survivors from a continent which once may have existed in the Atlantic Ocean - Atlantis, to preserve ancient teachings. Those who have stood in the centre of a Ring Fort or close to ancient standing stones will understand the tranquility and feeling of Oneness with the Universe which such a casual encounter with our Celtic past can evoke. |
 Continent of Atlantis map. From William Scott-Elliot's The Story of Atlantis & the Lost Lemuria published 1909. |
Kerb stone at Newgrange with spiral symbols.
At Newgrange, sunlight during the December winter solstice illuminates the inner passage & Chamber annually. Similarly in the Egyptian Pyramids, the ceremonial inner sanctum was aligned with the Pole star & constellations.
Copyright © irelandposters. Video Clip of Newgrange Ireland from National Geographic. |
