

Newgrange in Ireland is a major Neolithic site built around 3200 BC and was designed to document the winter solstice. This large, grass-covered circular mound predates the Great Pyramids of Egypt by a half millennium.
Entrance requirementThe site attracts 200,000 visitors per year. Access is by group tour only. After you buy your ticket at the nearby visitors center, your assigned group is bussed to the site.
Winter solsticeOnce a year, on December 21st (shortest day of the year), the inner passage is lined up perfectly with the rising sun.
At
dawn, for 17 minutes
Visitor
lottery
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the year
Stonehenge comparisonAlthough most archaeologists believe that Stonehenge in England is a more significant Neolithic site than Newgrange, some disagree.
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