‘New Stonehenge’ is found in Ireland as summer heatwave reveals ancient pits

A huge Stonehenge-like circle has been revealed in Ireland – as a summer heatwave has revealed foundations and outlines of long-lost ancient buildings across the UK and Ireland. (Outlines of thousand-year-old historic sites appear in British fields due to heatwave)

A drone photographer in County Meath in Ireland spotted a ring of prehistoric ditches which have been long buried beneath fields – part of a ‘henge’ structure similar to the one at Stonehenge.

It’s located close to a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, Newgrange.

The 250-foot-wide structure may have been used in ancient rituals, thousands of years ago.

Anthony Murphy, 44, said, ‘This is a once in a lifetime kind of thing.’

The ditches, pits and post holes retain moisture better than the rest of the soil, Murphy says – so when plants dry out, you can see the outlines of ancient buildings.

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The henge could date from as early as 2,500BC.

Murphy said, ‘To say I was absolutely gobsmacked, amazed and delighted is an understatement.’

Ireland’s Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said the find was ‘very significant.’