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Newgrange was built between 2675 BC and 2485
BC. The passage of Newgrange is over 19 metres long and
the chamber is 6 metres high. Newgrange is in Co. Meath. It is older than the
pyramids in Egypt. the walls are made from standing stones , some of the stones
were brought from Wicklow , over 60 kilometres away . It could have taken 400
men and over 16 years to build.
Many of the stones along the passage and in the chamber
were decorated with spirals, circle and diamond patterns. The most
dramatic decoration is on the huge stone at the entrance of the tomb.
The roof is an extension of the walls. Each layer of the
wall is placed slightly inside the ones below, overlapping until they meet at a
single stone in the centre, making a cone effect. This is called a corbelled
roof. After 4,500 years there are no leaks in the roof at Newgrange
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