What is recorded here
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
Oval mound (dims. 26m NNE-SSW, 11m WNW-ESE, H c. 1.4m). Probably natural.
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to approximately 3200–2500 BCE. It is one of the major components of the Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site significant for its role in early prehistoric ritual 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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