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
- 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
- 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
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monument complex
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