Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension

Why it mattersKey Boyne Neolithic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3200 BCE Great Mound; eastern tombs c.3350 BCE

Period

Neolithic (3350–2800 BCE) with Bronze Age additions

Culture

Boyne Neolithic

Purpose

Europe's largest passage-tomb cemetery — 18 satellites around 95 m Great Mound with megalithic art

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1935

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3200 BCE Great Mound; eastern tombs c.3350 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension

2. c. 800 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension

• Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — subsidiary complex

  53.7023° N · 6.4907° W

• Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — subsidiary complex

  53.7029° N · 6.4901° W

• Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Knowth Passage Tombs — Eastern Necropolis Extension — primary structure

  53.7019° N · 6.4894° W