What is recorded here
Long mound, c. 70m long by 35m wide, with quarried depression on N side; probably natural moraine ridge (O'Kelly 1978, 58).
The above 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
Neolithic passage tomb; constructed c. 3500–2500 BCE. Part of the Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and associated with early ceremonial and burial practices in Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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