Meanings
- A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments
Synonyms: Sí an Bhrú, Si an Bhru
- A monument complex in County Meath, Ireland; containing the mound, other burial structures, various henges, and additional neolithic structures in the area. It is a World Heritage Site.
Synonyms: Brú na Bóinne, Bru na Boinne
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments
proper nounA monument complex in County Meath, Ireland; containing the mound, other burial structures, various henges, and additional neolithic structures in the area. It is a World Heritage Site.
Origin
- LatinNova Grangia“New Grange”
- EnglishNewgrange
From new + grange. From being located the fields referred to as the Newgrange demesne. From Calque of Latin Nova Grangia (“New Grange”). From nova+grangia. From being a new grange (“farm, farmland”) attached to the demesnes of the Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont during the Middle Ages.
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Irish Sí an Bhrú, Brú na Bóinne
- Sí an Bhrúcircular mound
- Brú na Bóinnemonument complex
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Newgrange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newgrange
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