What is Newgrange?
[[Image:Newgrange ireland 750px.jpg|thumb|250px|Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland]] [[File:Newgrange Entrance.jpg|thumb|Newgrange entrance.]] '''Newgrange''' is a [[Megalithic]] [[Passage Tomb]] at Newgrange, [[County Meath]], [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.knowth.com/newgrange.htm|title = Knowth|first =|last =|website = Newgrange Neolithic Passage Tomb|publisher =|accessdate = 2016-06-29}}</ref> It was built about 3200 BC. The [[kidney]] shaped mound covers an area of over one [[acre]], 83 metres in diameter and 13 metres in height, and is surrounded by 97 kerbstones, some of which are decorated with megalithic [[art]]. The 19 metre long inner passage leads to a [[cruciform]] chamber with a corbelled roof. It is estimated that the construction of the Passage Tomb at Newgrange would have taken a work force of 300 at least 20 years.{{fact|date=April 2009}} The passage and chamber of Newgrange are lit up by the winter solstice sunrise. A shaft of sunlight shines through the roof box over the entrance and penetrates the passage to light up the chamber. The dramatic event lasts for 17 minutes at dawn on the Winter Solstice and for a few mornings either side of the Winter Solstice. Admission to the Newgrange chamber for the Winter Solstice sunrise is by lottery, application forms are available at the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre. For the 2007 draw 28,106 applications were submitted. In [[September]] each year, 50 names are drawn with 2 places are awarded to each name drawn. ==Megalithic mounds== Megalithic mounds such as Newgrange entered [[Irish mythology]] as sídhe or fairy mounds. Newgrange was said to be the home of [[Oenghus]], the god of love. The Passage Tomb at Newgrange was re-discovered in 1699 by the removal of material for road building. A major [[excavation]] of Newgrange began in 1962; the original [[facade]] of sparkling white [[quartz]] was rebuilt using stone found at the site. ==World heritage site== Newgrange has been designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] and