Oct 12, 2010

Ireland. Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne


Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
Property : 770.0000 ha
Buffer zone: 2560.0000 ha
County Meath
N53 41 30.012 W6 27 0
Ref: 659  


 The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne 50 km north of Dublin. This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art. The monuments there had social, economic, religious and funerary functions.


http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/659

With many thanks to Claudia from Ireland!

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