Brief Description
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.
County Meath
N53 41 30.012 W6 27 0
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
Property : 770 ha
Buffer zone: 2,560 ha
Ref: 659
Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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