Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art
Late Neolithic (3200 BCE)·Boyne art tradition·🇮🇪 County Meath, Donore, Knowth North, Ireland
About
About Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art
Knowth satellite mound N, decorated K13 excavated by Eogan, with classic Boyne passage-art facing Newgrange at winter solstice. Recorded context — Period: Late Neolithic (3200 BCE); Culture: Boyne art tradition; Field status: excavated; Materials: greywacke; Condition: preserved — in situ.
Why it mattersKey Boyne art tradition megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence
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
- Late Neolithic (3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Boyne art tradition
- Purpose
- Ornamented kerbstone at northern satellite passage tomb — spiral and lozenge art
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1962
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art
On the ground
Structures & features
53.7040° N · 6.4920° W · 62 m · 3 mapped features
- Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — primary structure53.7020° N · 6.4925° W
- Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — primary structure53.7052° N · 6.4917° W
- Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — Southern Cairncairncairn at Knowth Annex — Kerbstone K13 North Mound Art — subsidiary complex53.7058° N · 6.4932° W
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