Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne
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Neolithic (c.3200 BCE)·Boyne Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Meath, Dowth, Brú na Bóinne, Ireland
About
About Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne
Dowth excavated by Coffey 1847 and recent Gallagher, with sunset alignment late November, large kerbstone art. Recorded context — Period: Neolithic (c.3200 BCE); Culture: Boyne Neolithic; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: sandstone, slate, quartz; Condition: preserved — OPW.
Why it mattersKey Boyne Neolithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (c.3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Boyne Neolithic
- Purpose
- Brú na Bóinne's third great mound (85 m) — two passages with souterrain later
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1878
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne
On the ground
Structures & features
53.7020° N · 6.4510° W · 44 m · 3 mapped features
- Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — hydraulic feature53.7016° N · 6.4530° W
- Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — hydraulic feature53.7018° N · 6.4514° W
- Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — Southern Cairncairncairn at Dowth Passage Tomb North — Brú na Bóinne — hydraulic feature53.7012° N · 6.4497° W
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