Newgrange

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Newgrange

1. 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

   Hypernyms: Newgrange (momument complex), burial mound, passage tomb

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.

   Synonyms: Brú na Bóinne, Bru na Boinne

   Hyponyms: Newgrange (mound), Dronehenge, Knowth, Dowth

Translations

circular mound

• Irish: Sí an Bhrú

monument complex

• Irish: Brú na Bóinne