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passage grave
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passage grave
n.
A Neolithic tomb consisting of a passageway and burial chamber made of large upright stones capped with other large stones, originally buried in an earthen mound.


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The ditch circled the Mound of the Hostages passage tomb, and separated the outside world from the ceremonial centre of Tara, reports The Irish Independent.
The authors, Geraldine Stout and Matthew Stout, said: "Newgrange is simply the best example of a passage tomb in Western Europe and its solstice phenomenon, in particular, has made it famous throughout the world.
The creepy Carrowkeel Passage Tomb cemetery is located at the slope of Bricklieve Mountain?
 
 
 
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