Knowth
Sign in to saveKnowth (; ) is a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded by 17 smaller tombs, built during the Neolithic era around 3200 BC. It contains the largest assemblage of megalithic art in Europe. Knowth is part of the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the similar passage tombs of Newgrange and Dowth.
Key facts
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.name
- Knowth
- Ancient site.image
- County Meath - Knowth - 20210930145613.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- The tomb in 2021
- Ancient site.map_type
- Ireland
- Ancient site.location
- County Meath, Ireland
- Ancient site.type
- passage grave
- Ancient site.part_of
- Brú na Bóinne
- Ancient site.width
- 67 meters
- Ancient site.height
- 12 meters
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- passage grave
- Part of
- Brú na Bóinne
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Meath
- Image
- Knowth01.jpg
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- heritage designation
- national monument of Ireland
- historic county
- County Meath
- Commons category
- Knowth
Sources (2)
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Article · Svenska
Knowth är en 5200 år gammal megalitgrav av typen Passage Tomb, vilket på svenska brukar översättas med begreppet gånggrift. Den är belägen på Irlands östkust nära byn Meath, i närheten av andra storslagna forntida monument. Dessa monument byggdes av neolitiska bondesamhällen runt 3200 f. Kr. De antas ha fungerat som både religiösa kultplatser, gravplatser och som centrum för astronomiska observationer.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Gallery (6)
On the map
6 mapped locations