Irish mist ping.
I noticed in “National Geographic” a few months ago, that there is another “Henge” at least as old as Stonehenge on one of the Hebrides.
We visited Newgrange in 2003. It’s an amazing structure: watertight (like the Gallarus Oratory in the SW corner of Ireland, which is between 12 and 15 centuries old). I have pictures of both, but not with me at the moment.
We went to Newgrange in 1993. Well worth a side trip if you’re anywhere remotely near. Gave me profound chills (mental, not physical, though it was a tad cool down there) to be in such an ancient place. We were there in the winter, so there were no other tourists to speak of. You could hear a pin drop.
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The book “Uriel’s Machine”, by Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas, has (among other things)an excellent exposition of how and why Newgrange was built. One of the best books I have read; I highly recommend it.