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| NEWGRANGE PASSAGE TOMB |
| Approaching Newgrange from the south with some of the stones of the Great Stone Circle clearly visible. |
| The famous entrance stone with its many carved spiral motifs lies in front of the entrance to the tomb |
| The window box above the entrance to the tomb through which sunlight at sunrise on the morning of the winter solstice shines through to illuminate the chamber at the back of the tomb. |
| One of the many decorated kerb stones that surround the base of the tomb with its beautiful carvings. |
| Some of the stones that make up the Great Stone Circle just outside the entrance to the tomb. |
| A view of the tomb from the north with one of the stones from the Great Stone Circle in the foreground. |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
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| PHOTO by Pip POWELL 2009 |
| PLAN OF PASSAGEWAY AND SIDE CHAMBERS |
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