Winter solstice: What is it and why is Newgrange so important?
The discovery of a 5,000-year-old secret at the prehistoric site in 1967 has made Newgrange world famous
Newgrange
Newgrange in Co Meath is one of the most astonishing prehistoric monuments in the world. At an estimated 5,200 years old, it is older than the pyramids at Giza and was built by our ancestors in the Stone Age
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Sliver of sunlight breaks through to Newgrange burial chamber on overcast winter solstice morning
Hundreds of people, including drummers and dancers, gather at Co Meath neolithic passage tomb at sunrise
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Newgrange digs are expected to reveal an ‘extraordinary’ find
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Winter solstice at Newgrange broadcast live around the world
Shaft of light enters 5,000-year-old tomb at sunrise, if skies are clear
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