Archeological Ensemble of 
the Bend of the Boyne (1993)
Ireland

The three main prehistoric sites of the Brú na Bóinne Complex, Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, are situated on the north bank of the River Boyne 50 km north of Dublin. This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art. The monuments there had social, economic, religious and funerary functions.

• Eire 1983. Europa stamp. Neolithic pattern in the Newgrange burial place, depicting Winter Solstice. The find dates from 3.000 BC.
• Eire 1996. The excavations in Brú na Bóinne (Bend of the Boyne). 
• St. Vincent of the Grenadines 1996. 50th Anniversary of the UNESCO. Archaeological site of Bend of the Boyne. The stamp is digitally cut out from a souvenir sheet containing eight different stamps dedicated to World Heritage. Click here to see the full sheet. The link will open in a new window. The stamp is located in the second row, far left. Scan by courtesy of Miomir Zivkovic (Serbia).  

Links:

• Bend of the Boyne
• Winter Solstice, Rebirth of the Sun  

Other World Heritage Sites in Ireland (on this web site). Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Ireland section, for further information. 

• Skellig Michael