Newgrange cursus

Newgrange cursus
Sruth na Gráinsí Nua
Newgrange cursus is located in Ireland
Newgrange cursus
Shown within Ireland
Alternative namega
Locationvalley of the River Boyne
RegionCounty Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53°41′42″N 6°28′23″W / 53.695135°N 6.473093°W / 53.695135; -6.473093
Typecursus
Part ofBrú na Bóinne
Length100 m
Width20 m
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iii, iv
Designated1993 (17th session)
Part ofBrú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Reference no.659
Ireland
RegionEurope and North America

The Newgrange cursus is a Neolithic monument that constitutes part of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site in Ireland.

The cursus is barely visible today but extended around 100 m from the valley of the River Mattock to climb the ridge occupied by the Newgrange tomb. Here it is rounded off by a terminal bank. The cursus was around 20 m wide. It is uncertain whether the cursus predates or post-dates Newgrange but may have been contemporary with four henges in the lower part of the river bend and is positioned so as to be potentially used as a ceremonial approach towards (or away from) these later monuments.

External links

Sources

  • Lewis-Williams, D. and Pearce, D., Inside the Neolithic Mind, Thames and Hudson, London, 2005, ISBN 0-500-05138-0

Coordinates: 53°41′42″N 6°28′23″W / 53.695135°N 6.473093°W / 53.695135; -6.473093


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