Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne

Why it mattersDowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne at Meath, Brú na Bóinne, Ireland is a Neolithic megalithic of the Brú na Bóinne Neolithic tradition, built c. 3200 BCE for 85

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Built

c. 3200 BCE

Period

Neolithic

Culture

Brú na Bóinne Neolithic

Purpose

85 m mound 2 passages winter sunset

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3200 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne

• Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne Main Megalithic Feature

  megalithic

  Primary megalithic feature at Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne – central 85 m mound 2 passages winter sunset element with stratified deposits

  53.7020° N · 6.4500° W

• Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne defining settlement or ritual space

  53.7019° N · 6.4499° W

• Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne ceremonial landscape

  53.7021° N · 6.4501° W

• Dowth Passage Tomb Brugh na Boinne Reservoir Cistern

  hydraulic

  Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

  53.7019° N · 6.4501° W