Newgrange Tumulus — County Meath, Ireland

Newgrange, older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids, is a passage tomb aligned precisely with the winter solstice sunrise. Its interior chamber, illuminated for only a few minutes each year, reveals an ancient understanding of death, light, and renewal. Standing within Newgrange offered a profound lesson in how architecture, ritual, and celestial cycles can work together to honor the rhythms of life and loss.