Alternate name ga Part of Brú na Bóinne Width 20 m | Type cursus Length 100 m Region County Meath | |
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Location valley of the River Boyne Similar Townleyhall passage grave, Dún Ailinne, Abbey of Kells, Dowth, Knowth | ||
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.
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