29 AUTUMN / WINTER 21
DESTINATION IRELAND
1 . Witness Dawn at Newgrange
The 5,200-year-old passage tomb of Newgrange , located in the Boyne Valley , is considered to be the jewel in the crown of Ireland ’ s Ancient East . Pre-dating the Pyramids , archaeologists class Newgrange as a passage tomb , and it is part of a complex of monuments built along a bend of the River Boyne known collectively as Brú na Bóinne . A UNESCO World Heritage Site , there is no better way to delve deep in Ireland ’ s ancient past .