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Dr Steve Davis and his team at University College Dublin (UCD) archaeology department have discovered a monument on Newgrange Farm. The survey has identified 40 previously unknown monuments at the Brú na Bóinne site.
Dr Davis's survey “confirms the discovery of a spectacular monument which aligns with the winter solstice sunrise, very close to the Newgrange passage tomb".
The survey was carried out as part of the Boyne to Brodgar project with the team using a large-scale geophysical imaging system. This technology had been previously designed to locate unexploded bombs and was used in Meath to survey up to 25 hectares a day in effort to fine buried remains.
Farmland
Much of the research was carried out on farmland with little area state owned.
The Newgrange holding serves as an open farm to visitors of the archaeological area. The farm is home to various livestock and a tillage enterprise. The site where the discovery was made had previously been used for growing crops and grazing.
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