Can you visit Newgrange without a tour?

Can you visit Newgrange without a tour?

Visitor access to Newgrange is only by guided tour from the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre on the south side of the river Boyne. Newgrange is on the north side of the river Boyne, visitors cross the river by pedestrian bridge and take a shuttle bus to Newgrange.

How much does it cost to go to Newgrange?

The Tour runs daily, price of 55 Euro covers entry to the actual Newgrange monument. For more information go to Mary Gibbons Newgrange Tour.

How long does it take to tour Newgrange Ireland?

How long will it take to visit the Monuments? The tours to Knowth and Newgrange take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes each. To visit both sites it takes approximately 3 hours. The exhibition in the Visitor Centre is self-guiding and takes approximately 45 minutes.

How do I get to Newgrange?

Access to the site is via the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre only. Visitors can visit both Newgrange and Knowth, or just one of them. There is a short exhibition located in the Visitor Centre and is included in the ticket price.

Is Newgrange currently open?

There is no direct public access to Newgrange by road, except for the mornings around the Winter Solstice.

Is Newgrange worth visiting?

Newgrange is worth seeing at any time of the year, and you can witness a very realistic electrically powered simulation of the magical winter solstice on your guided tour.

Can you see Newgrange from the road?

Easy peasy. A view of Newgrange from the road leading to the visitor center. Whatever you do, do NOT show up at either Newgrange or Knowth directly.

Is Newgrange Ireland open?

Visitor Information There is no direct public access to Newgrange by road, except for the mornings around the Winter Solstice.

How much older is Newgrange than the pyramids?

According to Carbon 14 dating techniques, Newgrange was constructed around 3200 BC. This means it is at least 600 years older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, and 1,000 years older Stonehenge.

What is inside Newgrange?

Newgrange is a large circular mound with a stone passageway and chambers inside. The mound is ringed by large stones known as kerbstones some of which are engraved with artwork. Archaeologists classified Newgrange as a passage tomb, however Newgrange is now recognised to be much more than a passage tomb.

What was found inside Newgrange?

Newgrange consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and cruciform chamber. Burnt and unburnt human bones, and possible grave goods or votive offerings, were found in this chamber.

Was Newgrange built by the Celts?

Little is known about who built Newgrange. Certainly it was not built by the Celts, as the Celtic tribes did not come to Ireland until about 500BC, some 2,700 years later!

Do you have to pay into Newgrange?

Pre-booking tickets is essential – all visitors including children / infants must have a ticket. For wheelchair users or visitors who require special assistance please email [email protected] in advance of booking.

Who was buried in Newgrange?

According to ancient mythology, the Tuatha Dé Danann ruled Ireland and were said to have built Newgrange as a burial place for their chief, Dagda Mór, and his three sons. One of his sons, named Aonghus, is often referred to as Aonghus of the Brugh.

Is Newgrange the oldest building in the world?

Is Newgrange the oldest structure in the world? Newgrange, an ancient passage tomb located in the Boyne Valle of Ireland, is one of the oldest buildings ever discovered. It is estimated to be around 5,200 years old and was probably built by Stone-Age farmers.

Where did the stones for Newgrange come from?

Because tombs were often built on a height, many large stones would have to be brought uphill (11). The stones used at Newgrange were brought from as far as the Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow – 70 miles (113.9 km) south – and the Slieve Croob Mountains in County Down – 67 miles (107 km) to the north.

Who excavated Newgrange?

Professor Michael O’Kelly
By the time one of Ireland’s leading archaeologists, Professor Michael O’Kelly of University College, Cork, came to excavate and restore Newgrange in the 1960s, the tomb had been a tourist attraction for more than 250 years.

Are there bodies in Newgrange?

Did people live at Newgrange?

Yet there is no evidence of a large-scale community having lived near the tomb complex around Brú na Bóinne, the largest and, arguably, one of the most important megalithic sites in Europe, he says.