Newgrange en · PROPN
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.
Meanings
- A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments
- 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.
Hypernyms
passage tomb · burial mound · Newgrange
Synonyms
Si an Bhru · Bru na Boinne · Sí an Bhrú · Brú na Bóinne
Translations (2)
ga Brú na Bóinne (monument complex) · ga Sí an Bhrú (circular mound)