Knowth
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Knowth is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 19 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC. It i
The tomb in 2021
Megalithic art
Knowth: the main mound and two satellite tombs
The western entrance, showing the white quartz left on the ground
Prehistoric Ireland
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The prehistory of Ireland has been pieced together from archaeological evidence, which has grown at an increasing rate over recent decades. It begins with the first evidence of permanent human residen
Knowth
…Newgrange and Dowth. After its initial period of use, Knowth gradually became a ruin, although the area continued to be a site of ritual activity in the Bronze Age through to the Iron Age. During the early Middle Ages, a royal residence was built on top of the great mound, which became the seat of the Kings of…
Newgrange, Ireland's largest Neolithic passage tomb, c. 3200 BC. One of the Boyne valley tombs.
Bronze Age gold dress-fasteners and torc, amber necklace, Ulster Museum
Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer hut and canoe, Irish National Heritage Park
The Moss-side hoard of Mesolithic Bann flake tools and blades, Ulster Museum