English Explanatory Dictionary

Newgrange

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments
  2. 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.

Word forms

Newgrange

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Sí an Bhrú Si an Bhru Brú na Bóinne Bru na Boinne
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