What is recorded here

Situated 60m west of the main Newgrange mound, Site L holds a ruined cruciform passage tomb stretching 11.75m toward the south-southwest. Later hands cut a limekiln through its chamber, yet several stones still carry megalithic art. The living mound may have breathed around that buried room before heat and hammer broke its quiet shape.

Identified by O'Kelly as Site L (O'Kelly 1978, 47). Situated some 60m W of main mound at Newgrange, this site, on excavation, was shown to be kerbed mound, between c. 22m and 24m in diam., containing a ruined cruciform passage-tomb, 11.75m long opening to the SSW; a limekiln had been constructed in the passage. A number of stones bear megalithic art. (O'Kelly et. al. 1978, 249-352). See attached pdf file which shows contour plan of Site L, taken from O'Kelly et. al. (1978, 253) and jpeg file which shows Google Earth aerial photo taken 12 July 2013. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 07 November 2013

Passage tomb in Newgrange is a Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3200–2900 BCE. It is significant as part of the larger Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its early megalithic art and astronomical alignments.

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