In Photos: Ireland's Newgrange Passage Tomb and Henge

By Tom Metcalfe
published

New henge

Newgrange tomb

(Image credit: Anthony Murphy and Ken Williams/Ireland National Monuments Service)

The newly discovered structure is one of four henges known to exist near the Newgrange tomb, highlighting the importance of the area to prehistoric peoples.

Tom Metcalfe
Live Science Contributor

Tom Metcalfe is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor who is based in London in the United Kingdom. Tom writes mainly about science, space, archaeology, the Earth and the oceans. He has also written for the BBC, NBC News, National Geographic, Scientific American, Air & Space, and many others.