Dowth
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Dowth () is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which date from around 3200 BC. Unlike its bigger neighbours, Dowth has mostly been left as a ruin, although its smaller inner chambers are largely intact. The Royal Irish Academy carried out a botched excavation in 1847, leaving a large crater in the mound that has never been repaired.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Dowth
- Ancient site.image
- File:Dowth.jpg
- Ancient site.map_type
- Ireland
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- County Meath, Ireland
- Ancient site.type
- passage grave
- Ancient site.part_of
- Brú na Bóinne
- Ancient site.epochs
- Neolithic
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_partof
- Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1993 (17th session)
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- i, iii, iv
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 659
- Ancient site.designation2
- National Monument of Ireland
- Ancient site.designation2_offname
- Dowth Mound & Dowth Passage Tomb
- Ancient site.designation2_number
- 410 & 652
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
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- Tumulus de Dowth 1.JPG
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Dowth () is the site of Neolithic passage tombs near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which date from around 3200 BC. Unlike its bigger neighbours, Dowth has mostly been left as a ruin, although its smaller inner chambers are largely intact. The Royal Irish Academy carried out a botched excavation in 1847, leaving a large crater in the mound that has never been repaired.
==Description== The cairn or tumulus is about in diameter and high, and surrounded by large kerbstones, some of which are decorated. Quartz was found fallen outside the kerbing, suggesting that the entrance to this tomb was surrounded by glittering white stone, as at Newgrange. Three stone-lined passages lead into the mound from the west. These comprise two passage tombs (known as Dowth North and Dowth South) and a souterrain.
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