Verified53.7025° N · 6.4483° W · 58 m
Dowth
Dubhadh
Neolithic·Boyne Valley Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Meath, Ireland
Raemond Carolan · CC BY-SA 4.0
About
About Dowth
Westernmost of three great Brú na Bóinne tombs, 85 m diameter, two passages and souterrain. Less restored, preserving original form. Associated winter sunset alignment. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic; Culture: Boyne Valley Neolithic; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3200–3100 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic
- Culture
- Boyne Valley Neolithic
- Purpose
- Passage tomb and solar observation
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200–3100 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1077 CE
Rediscovery
Location
Where it is
53.7025° N · 6.4483° W · 58 m
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