What is recorded here

Dumha na nGiall Neamhnach is a passage tomb in County Meath where a twenty-one-metre mound hides a four-metre chamber divided by three stones. Excavation in the late 1950s revealed cists and pits cut into the mound, suggesting the burial remained active for generations. The name translates as Hill of the Sky Women, inviting wonder about whether those women were ancestors, visions or the living memory of the people who built the chamber.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Excavated in 1956-9, the remains comprise a mound, c. 21m in diam. and 3.5m high, covering an undifferentiated passage-tomb 4m long, opening to E and divided by three still stones. Cists and pits (ME031-033076-) inserted in mound. (Herity 1974, 252-3)

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is part of the broader Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and reflects the sophisticated funerary and ceremonial practices of early Irish society.

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