Newgrange - megalithic marvel or modern monstrosity?

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[sb81282]

Regardless of how Newgrange looks it should never be studied in isolation. Other monuments exist in this region which form part of the collection. Looking at the information that the collection together give us dwarfs the question of whether or not the entrance is original.... This is just more British propaganda dismissing one of the most important civilisations in the history of man as being non-significant.

[maryswilde]

Must agree with you there, all I will say though, all the 97 kerbstones are in their original sockets, so we know the diameter is original. Also the mound was rebuilt using the original river rolled boulders. The quartz and granite on the revetment wall have been there for 5,000 years.

[lovelytigress]

What royburns said...

and....I've been there twice. I don't recall ever hearing any claims to the authenticity of the outside structures. The inside though... does indeed take you to the ancient world. The whole valley is under assault by development. Please consider the real 'lies' that have been told to enable this irreplaceable heritage to be disgraced. If you want to point your mic at a real miscarriage of integrity take a look at the HIll of Tara, Newgrange is next.

[cool2kitty]

It was intuitively obvious to me when I visited Newgrange that the river stones were placed on the ground by the original builders. They were meant to reflect the Milky Way (the "River of Stars" above), expressing the ancient Hermetic teaching, "As Above, So Below." The location on the Boyne River is likewise an intentional placement reflecting the correspondence between the earthly river and the heavenly one.

[royburns]

Rupert Soskin also asserts in this clip that neolithic people would not have built 'such a monstrosity'.

How does he know, was he there taking notes during the construction of this magnificent building?

[royburns]

The dismissive attitude to the work needed to restore this ancient structure should be seen as nothing more than peevish, archeological jealously. Of course the outside structure is secured with concrete to prevent a collapse of the building so that future generations can visit this unique and wonderful Irish site. His other videos of places like Stonehenge in England leave out the fact that every stone on that site was re-erected, straightened or embedded in concrete between 1901 and 1964.

[sonofherne]

@seonidh .Beaker people only arrived about 2500 BC. These monuments are older than that. Certainly megalith building began another great phase at the time of beaker arrival, no doubt spurred on by the quest for metals, but it seems to be a fushion of native and new ideas.

[sonofherne]

@john37309 .There may be something in that. Often neolithic societies would build a structure in wood then let it decay and fill it with something else. Or break objects deliberately tto make them 'die.' Or burn down great wooden temples.

[sonofherne]

@john37309 .Yes, they were part of the revetment, but the angle of the wall is too severe and it is already collapsing.