Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Reference no.
659
National monument of Ireland
Official name
Knowth Passage Tomb & Knowth Mound
Reference no.
409 & 549
Knowth (/ˈnaʊθ/; Irish: Cnóbha)[1] is a prehistoric monument 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.
After its initial period of use, Knowth gradually became a ruin, although the area continued to be a site of ritual activity in the Bronze Age. During the early Middle Ages, a royal residence was built on top of the great mound, which became the seat of the Kings of Knowth or Northern Brega. Archaeologist George Eogan led an extensive investigation of the site from the 1960s to 1980s, and parts of the monument were reconstructed.
Knowth (/ˈnaʊθ/; Irish: Cnóbha) is a prehistoric monument overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It comprises a large passage tomb surrounded...
'calendar stone' at Knowth Carved stone balls, Scotland Jade axe, England, c. 3000 BC Chiselled granite basin, Newgrange Stone bowl, Knowth Carved stone from...
complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the passage tombs of Knowth and Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds and standing stones. Newgrange...
ruled by the Uí Chernaig; and Northern Brega, or the Kingdom of Cnogba/Knowth, which was ruled by the Uí Chonaing. Despite this, many kings of Brega ruled...
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...
). "Newgrange Ireland - Megalithic Passage Tomb - World Heritage Site". Knowth.com. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2013-08-16. Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore...
possible depictions of the Moon is a 3,000 BCE rock carving Orthostat 47 at Knowth, Ireland, with the Nebra sky disc from c. 1800–1600 BCE being another depiction...
Europe 3200 BC Burial Partially reconstructed around original passage grave. Knowth Ireland Europe c. 3200 BC Passage grave A Neolithic passage grave and an...
Michigan State University - Reuse of Cemeteries in Prehistoric Ireland Knowth.com photo of Samhain sunrise at the Mound of Hostages "The Stone Age Mound...
Conghalach Cnoghbha (older spelling: Congalach Cnogba or Congalach mac Máel Mithig) was High King of Ireland, according to the lists in the Annals of the...
massive stone carved with a complex design of spirals. The mound at nearby Knowth has large flat rocks with rock engravings on their vertical faces all around...
multiple names: authors list (link) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Passage graves. newgrange.com World Heritage IE - Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth...
The oldest known illustration of the Moon was found in a passage grave in Knowth, County Meath, Ireland. The tomb was carbon dated to 3330–2790 BC. Leonardo...
found in the northeast of the country, mostly in the province of Drenthe. Knowth is a passage grave of the Brú na Bóinne neolithic complex in Ireland, dating...
historical sites, including the Hill of Tara, Hill of Slane, Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Loughcrew, the Abbey of Kells, Trim Castle and Slane Castle. The...
Irish megalithic tombs Creevykeel Court Tomb, a court cairn in County Sligo Knowth, a passage tomb at Brú na Bóinne Poulnabrone dolmen, a portal tomb in The...
Neolithic period onwards, of which the large passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth are probably the best known. The density of archaeological sites...
(died 718), an Irish king of Brega, from the Uí Chonaing sept of Cnogba (Knowth) of the Síl nÁedo Sláine branch of the southern Ui Neill. Amalgaid mac Éndai...
at Lagore crannog in County Meath, and then looted the burial chamber at Knowth the following week. Olaf is described as "Lord of the Foreigners" by the...
were then painted. Many orthostats were a focus for megalithic art, as at Knowth in Ireland. In megalithic archaeology a port-hole slab is the name of an...
was particularly known for his work over forty years at Knowth, having been director of the Knowth Research Project. In 1968, he became the first person...
megalithic tombs, and domesticated sheep and cattle. Some of these tombs, as at Knowth and Dowth, are huge stone monuments and many of them, such as the Passage...
(53°44′36″N 7°08′03″W / 53.743299°N 7.134040°W / 53.743299; -7.134040), Knowth, and Dowth in the Boyne Valley. The Cairn T alignment is similar to the...
(5), 37-44. McCormick, F., & Murray, E. (2007). Excavations at Knowth Vol 3. Knowth and the Zooarchaeology of Early Christian Ireland. Dublin: Royal...
Report Critique by Alan Marshall. Summary of excavations at Newgrange". Knowth.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019. Siliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 "Guide...
Museum of Country Life near Castlebar Meath Brú na Bóinne, location of the Knowth, Dowth and Newgrange neolithic tombs and monuments Hill of Tara, seat of...
in what is now south-eastern France and northern Italy. Finnish Rock Art Knowth Loughcrew Newgrange Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in the British Isles...
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