Verified53.7013° N · 6.4917° W · 64 m
Knowth
Cnogbha
Neolithic·Boyne Valley Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Meath, Leinster, Ireland
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About Knowth
Largest passage tomb complex in Brú na Bóinne: Great Mound with two passages (east-west) and 18 satellite tombs. Contains ~half of Irish megalithic art and one-third of Western European megalithic art.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01East-west equinox alignment
- 02Lunar calendar kerbstones
Theories
- 01Equinoctial counterpart to Newgrange
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
- Culture
- Boyne Valley Neolithic
- Purpose
- Funerary and equinoctial observatory
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1438 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
53.7013° N · 6.4917° W · 64 m
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