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Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne

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Ireland
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (i)(iii)(iv)
County Meath
N53 41 30 W6 27
Ref: 659

Brief Description

The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne 50 km north of Dublin. This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art. The monuments there had social, economic, religious and funerary functions.

Justification for Inscription

The Committee inscribed the site under criteria (i), (iii) and (iv) and invited the Irish authorities to control carefully future developments in and around the site and to involve ICOMOS in conservation and management planning.