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© 2010 Dept. Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Designed and Developed by Roomthree.com Frequently Asked Questions Tip for users using assistive technologies: In the FAQ below, click on the “fold FAQ” above the topic title, in order to expand and read an explanation for that topic. How do I visit the Monuments of Brú na Bóinne? All access to Knowth and Newgrange is through Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre beside Donore village on the south side of the River Boyne. (GPS Co-Ordinates: Latitude 53.694567 Longitude -6.4463) Visitors are brought by shuttle bus to and from the sites. Access is by guided tour only with limited places on each tour. There is no direct access to the sites. Can I visit Dowth? Yes. Visitors wishing to see Dowth can access the monument directly on the north side of the River Boyne. Visitors cannot enter the chambers although they are free to walk around the site. Can I book tickets to visit Knowth and Newgrange in advance? Tickets for individuals (14 people or fewer) are sold on a first come first served basis. Tickets go on sale each morning for that day. Places on the tours are limited and fill up as the day progresses and quite often are sold out by early afternoon. Therefore, visitors who wish to see Knowth or Newgrange are advised to arrive as early in the morning as possible. Access to the Monuments is not guaranteed. What is the group booking criteria? All groups of 15 people or more must book well in advance. There are limited slots each day for groups. The maximum number allowed per group is 48 including leaders/guides. Requests for bookings can be faxed to Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre on 041 9823071 or emailed to brunaboinne@opw.ie. All groups must report to the Visitor Centre at their allotted time, not directly to the Monuments. Groups are brought by shuttle bus to and from the Visitor Centre. It is not always possible to accommodate unbooked groups or late arrivals. How long will it take to visit the Monuments? The tours to Knowth and Newgrange take approximately 1 hour 15 minutes each. To visit both sites it takes approximately 3 hours. The exhibition in the Visitor Centre is self-guiding and takes approximately 45 minutes. I only have time to visit one monument, which one will I go see? The big difference between visiting Newgrange and Knowth is that at Newgrange, visitors are allowed to enter the chamber whereas at Knowth, they cannot. The passages at Knowth have collapsed inwards over the years and are no longer easily accessed. Knowth is the larger of the two Monuments. The complex there consists of one large mound and eighteen smaller mounds. The kerbstones around the large mound are decorated with excellent examples of Neolithic art. Knowth has a long and complicated history. Ceremony and settlement existed at Knowth both before and long after the Neolithic period. Archaeologists have identified activity at the site from the Neolithic period, Iron Age, Early Christian period to Norman times. There is a small exhibition room in the mound where visitors can look down the eastern passage. Visitors can also walk on top of the mound for a panoramic view of the Boyne Valley. Newgrange is the more popular of the two sites. The guided tour of Newgrange orientates visitors within the landscape. Before going inside the monument, the significance of the famous Entrance Stone as well as the Roof box are described. Inside the chamber, the winter solstice phenomenon is explained as well as the burial ritual. Is it suitable for children? Yes. Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre is a child friendly environment and children are always welcome at Knowth and Newgrange. For their safety and comfort a responsible adult should take care of them during their visit. An adult must accompany children under 16 years of age. It is possible to bring buggies through the Visitor Centre, onto the buses and outdoors at the sites but not into the chamber at Newgrange or into the exhibition room at Knowth. Parents/guardians should be aware that all visits to the sites are guided and courtesy and consideration towards other visitors is appreciated. Do I need a coat? The tours to both Monuments are outdoors and there is no shelter at either site. Visitors should dress appropriately. Can I bring my dog? Pets are not allowed in the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre or on tour at Knowth and Newgrange. Guide and assist dogs are welcome. Is Brú na Bóinne accessible for people in wheelchairs? The Visitor Centre is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Wheelchairs are also available to borrow during your visit. The car park is 300m from the Visitor Centre (average gradient 1:17). The shuttle bus stop is 200m from Visitor Centre and the shuttle buses can accommodate wheelchairs. The bus journey is 2km. The path from the bus drop off point to the entrance of Newgrange is 200m (average gradient 1:7). The chamber at Newgrange is not accessible to wheelchairs. A full-scale wheelchair accessible replica of the chamber at Newgrange forms part of the exhibition in the Visitor Centre. At Knowth nearly all of the tour is accessible except the small exhibition room and the top of the mound. The chambers of Knowth are not accessible to any visitors. Can I store my luggage at the visitor centre? There is no luggage storage facility at Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre. Can I smoke during my visit? Smoking is prohibited in the visitor centre, the chamber at Newgrange and the exhibition room in Knowth. Smoking outside and on tour is allowed but please be considerate to other visitors. Are there tours in other languages? All tours are conducted through English, as there can be many different nationalities on each tour. The Exhibition and the audio-visual in the Visitor Centre are translated into Irish, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Free leaflets are available in the Visitor Centre in the same languages as well as in Japanese. Translations of the text of the exhibition are available to borrow in French, German, Italian and Spanish. If a group is visiting and they have their own leader, we are more than happy to accommodate the group leader translating the tour. Is photography/filming allowed? Yes. For personal use photography/filming is allowed everywhere except in the passage and chamber at Newgrange. As a courtesy please ask the guide if they mind being recorded. For commercial use a permit is required. Please contact the Office of Public Works (OPW) on 01 6476915 or 01 6476916. I would like to go on my own, why do I have to take a tour? The monuments at Brú na Bóinne Monuments are old and vulnerable. The guides are present on site to assist with the preservation of these Monuments, to help create awareness of the importance of our ancient heritage, to enhance visitor understanding of Brú na Bóinne and to help manage the high volume of visitors. Why do I have to wait so long for a tour? As visitor numbers to the sites are limited and as demand is so high, tours can fill up quickly especially during the summer months. Maximum allowed per tour is 48 and tours leave Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre approximately every 30 minutes to the Monuments. Can I leave the Centre once I have my ticket bought and return when my tour is due to start? Yes of course but be careful that you return on time! When was the Visitor Centre built and why is it so far away from the sites? Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre opened in June 1997. Located on the south side of the river Boyne, its primary purpose is to manage the flow of visitors to Newgrange and Knowth. The Centre interprets the monuments, the Neolithic people and their culture. The Centre also provides other facilities for tourists such as information, a restaurant, toilets and parking. When visitors arrive at Knowth or Newgrange they are rewarded with a tranquil environment. Is it possible to have religious ceremonies at the sites? No, the Office of Public Works and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government do not allow any religious ceremonies at any of the sites managed by them. I am a bit claustrophobic; will I be able to go inside the chamber at Newgrange? The guides at Newgrange warn everybody that the passage is low and narrow and that if anyone fears they may get claustrophobic, then they should wait and ensure that they are the last person to go into the chamber. Visitors should visit the replica in the centre before they go to the monument. Can I visit the other Monuments at Brú na Bóinne? While there are over 50 recorded Monuments in Brú na Bóinne but only Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth are accessible to the public at present. The rest of the Monuments are on private land. Can I have a picnic? Yes. There is a picnic area in the grounds of Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre. The Tearooms provide food to take away but food or drink is not allowed in the exhibition or on the buses. Picnics are not permitted at Newgrange or Knowth.
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© 2010 Dept. Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Designed and Developed by Roomthree.com Brú na Bóinne Grianstad an Gheimhridh Tagann daoine le chéile ag Sí an Bhrú roimhe éirí na gréine gach maidin ón 18ú Nollaig go dtí an 23ú Nollaig agus an dá lá sin san áireamh. Is ar 8.58am a éiríonn an ghrian. Is le crannchur amháin a chinntear cé a rachaidh isteach sa seomra. Tá fáilte roimh gach duine eile teacht áfach agus seasamh lasmuigh den séadchomhartha. Chun d’ainm a chur isteach sa chrannchur, is féidir leat foirm iarratais a chomhlánú in Ionad Cuairteora Bhrú na Bóinne nuair a thugann tú cuairt ar Shí an Bhrú. De rogha air sin, is féidir leat do sheoladh poist, uimhir teagmhála teileafóin agus nóta maidir le cé acu ar thug tú cuairt ar Shí an Bhrú riamh a sheoladh ar an ríomhphost chuig brunaboinne@opw.ie. Comhlánóidh duine den fhoireann iarratas thar do cheann ach na sonraí sin a fháil. Caithfidh iarratasóirí a bheith os cionn 10 mbliana d’aois. Caithfidh duine fásta a bheith i dteannta leanaí faoi bhun 18 bliana d’aois. Ní féidir ach iarratais a dhéantar ar an bhfoirm oifigiúil a chur isteach sa chrannchur. Ní bhíonn iarratais bailí ach do chrannchur na bliana reatha amháin. Tarraingeofar an crannchur le haghaidh áiteanna ag Sí an Bhrú do Ghrianstad 2012 an 27ú Meán Fómhair 2012. Is leanaí ó thrí scoil áitiúla a roghnóidh na hiarratasóirí. Cuirfear scéala chuig na daoine ar éirigh leo faoi lár mhí Dheireadh Fómhair. Déantar caoga ainm a tharraingt, agus tugtar cuireadh do gach duine den chaoga duine sin a bheith i láthair i gcuideachta aoi ar mhaidin ar leith. Bíonn deichniúr buaiteoirí an chrannchuir agus a n-aíonna sa seomra gach maidin. Déantar roinnt ainmneacha breise a tharraingt freisin agus cuirtear ar liosta sealadach iad. Bíonn an liosta sealadach ann i gcás nach mbítear in ann dul i dteagmháil le duine ar tarraingíodh amach a (h)ainm don liosta tosaigh nó sa chás nach mbíonn sé nó sí in ann taisteal chuig Sí an Bhrú ar an dáta a tugadh dó nó di. íit dho-inaistrithe a bhíonn i gceist leis na háiteanna ag Sí an Bhrú d’éirí na gréine. Ní féidir le buaiteoirí an chrannchuir a n-áit sa seomra a thairiscint do dhuine eile. Bhí 29750 iontrálacha ann do Ghrianstad 2011. Ní féidir aon ráthaíocht a thabhairt go soilseoidh an ghrian an seomra ar aon cheann de na maidineacha….is ar an aimsir go huile is go hiomlán a bhraitheann sé sin! Réamhrá Ba é Brú na Bóinne, ar a dtugtar an ‘Bend of the Boyne’ nó Gleann na Bóinne freisin, fócas lonnaíochtaí daoine le 6,000 bliain ar a laghad. Tá rianta fós fágtha ar an tírdhreach de na sraitheanna éagsúla gníomhaíochta sin agus iad carntha anuas ar a chéile, ach is iad na hiarsmaí ón tréimhse réamhstairiúil, go háirithe na tuamaí maorga iontacha ón Aois Neoiliteach nó ón gClochaois Dhéanach, a thugann braistint do dhuine gur áit speisialta atá ann, mar a mbíodh ról mór ag deasghnátha agus ag searmanais i saol na bpobal áitiúil thart faoi 5,000 bliain ó shin. Brú na Bóinne sa Tréimhse Réamhstaire Cuireadh tús leis an obair le reilig an tuama pasáiste i mBrú na Bóinne a thógáil am éigin thart faoi 3300 RChr agus faoin am sin, bhí an limistéar tagtha chun bheith ina thírdhreach oscailte feirmeoireachta agus fuarthas fianaise scaipthe ar fud na háite go raibh tithe cónaithe ann agus daoine ina gcónaí iontu. Má bhreathnaítear go grinn ar an mbealach a tógadh 40 tuama pasáiste ar a laghad, tá sé le feiceáil go raibh an-eolas ar fad ag lucht a dtógtha ar an ailtireacht, ar an innealtóireacht, ar an réalteolaíocht agus ar obair ealaíne, rud a thugann le fios go raibh sochaí shocraithe an-eagraithe ann inarbh éigean déanmhais bhuana fíorchasta a chruthú le haghaidh deasghnátha agus searmanas a bhain leis na bealaí a caitheadh leis na mairbh agus le nósanna le dul i dteagmháil lena sinsear. Nuair a éiríodh as na tuamaí a úsáid, thart faoin mbliain 2900 RChr b'fhéidir, bhí na limistéir thart orthu fós an-tábhachtach mar lárionad searmanas, deasghnáth agus cónaithe chomh fada le tréimhse na Cré-Umhaoise Luaithe (c.2200 RChr). Tógadh ciorcail mhóra chré, ciorcail pholl agus ciorcail de phoill agus de chuaillí adhmaid (ar cuireadh síos orthu ar fad mar ‘heinsí’) a raibh claífoirt thart orthu. Tá cursas le feiceáil gar do Shí an Bhrú, agus is éard atá ann péire de g comhthreomhara agus de dhíoga comhthreomhara lena leagtar amach cosán nó bealach. Níl rian chomh láidir céanna ar an tírdhreach d’ábhar a bhaineann leis an tréimhse níos déanaí den Chré-Umhaois. Tá líon beag d’adhlacthaí ciste taifeadta ón tréimhse sin chomh maith le háiteanna inar adhlacadh daoine laistigh de dhíogaí fáinneacha, agus tá fulachtaí fia (dumhaí dóite) ann freisin. Tá fianaise le fáil go raibh gníomhaíocht ar siúl anois is arís ann i gcaitheamh na hIarannaoise (c. 500 RChr — AD 400), agus go raibh daoine á n-adhlacadh gar don phríomhdhumha ag Cnóbha agus ar léibheann na habhann ag Ros na Rí. Cuireadh rudaí Rómhánacha agus rudaí lenar bhain ardluach sa tréimhse dhéanach den Iarannaois, lena n-áirítear boinn agus seodra, i dtaisce i gcóngar Shí an Bhrú mar íobairtí móide. Tháinig borradh faoi ghníomhaíocht ag Brú na Boinne an athuair nuair a tugadh an Chríostaíocht isteach go luath sa chúigiú céad. Déantar achoimre ar an tréimhse sin agus ar thréimhsí staire ina diaidh i rannóg an Chúlra Staire. Ciorcal Heinse Adhmaid/Ciorcal na bPoll Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais faoi Chiorcail Heinsí Adhmaid /Chiorcail na bPoll , breathnaigh ar ár leathanach d'Acmhainní Oideachais. Láithreán Oidhreachta Domhanda Brú na Bóinne Inscríobhadh ‘Coimpléasc Seandálaíochta Lúb na Bóinne’ ar an Liosta Oidhreachta Domhanda i 1993 tar éis dó a bheith measta mar áit a chomhlíon trí chinn as na sé chritéar maidir le hoidhreacht chultúir lena mbaineann sárluach uilíoch. Ba iad seo a leanas na trí chritéar: 1. gur saothar máistreachta é lena léirítear sáréirim chruthaitheach an duine, 2. go dtugann sé fianaise ar leith, nó sárfhianaise ar a laghad, ar thraidisiún cultúir nó ar shibhialtacht atá ar marthain nó imithe i léig, 3. gur sárshampla ar fad é de chineál foirgnimh, de chineál coimpléasc ailtireachta nó teicneolaíochta nó de chineál tírdhreacha lena léirítear staid(eanna) suntasacha i stair an chine dhaonna. Cuimsítear thart ar 780 heicteár i bpríomhláthair an Láithreáin Oidhreachta Domhanda, atá laistigh den limistéar mar a lúbann Abhainn na Bóinne. Síneann crios deighilte, ar thart ar 2,500 heicteár atá ann, chomh fada leis an Máiteog ó thuaidh agus cuimsítear Abhainn na Bóinne féin ó dheas sa chrios freisin. Síneann an crios deighilte a fhad le líne iomaire scairpe ónar féidir breathnú amach ar an bpríomhláthair sin. Socraíodh teorainneacha an chreasa deighilte tar éis do na radhairc isteach ar an bpríomhlimistéar agus amach as a bheith curtha san áireamh. Bealaí Rochtana do Chuairteoirí Más mian le cuairteoirí dul isteach go dtí Sí an Bhrú agus Cnóbha, ba cheart dóibh a thabhairt dá n-aire nach féidir sin a dhéanamh ach amháin trí pháirt a ghlacadh i dturais fhoirmiúla a fhágann Ionad Cuairteora Bhrú na Bóinne atá suite ar bhruach theas na habhann, gar do shráidbhaile Dhún Uabhair. Is féidir breathnú ar an dumha ag Dubhadh ach dul díreach chuig an láithreán ach ba cheart do dhuine a thabhairt dá aire nach bhfuil aon bhealaí ann atá oscailte don phobal le teacht ar na tuamaí iad féin. Leagtar mionsonraí iomlána na socruithe maidir le bealaí rochtana agus áiseanna atá ar fáil san Ionad Cuairteora amach sa rannóg Eolas do Chuairteoirí.