Moat

Grass-covered mound c. 36m in diam. and nearly 8m in H, 1km SE of the main mound at Newgrange (ME019-045----). Listed as passage-tomb (Herity 1974, 247; O'Kelly 1978, 50). 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

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3200–2500 BCE). It is part of the broader Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site significant for its early megalithic architecture and ceremonial landscape.