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Newgrange is approximately 80 meters (250 feet) wide and 12 meters (40 feet) high.

The arched roof of the central chamber is 6 meters (20 feet) high and the narrow inner passage leading to it is 18 meters (60 feet) long.

Megalithic artwork

An intriguing triple-spiral design is etched into a stone in the chamber as well as on the large stone at the outdoor entrance. No one knows for sure the symbol's meaning.

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Newgrange lay forgotten by man for thousands of years. It wasn't discovered until 1699 - and serious excavation and restoration did not begin until 1962.

A white stone foundation wall covers part of the site's surface. Some archaeologists believe that the 20th-century restorers should not have put on that wall because - they argue - the stones may have been used for a different purpose.

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