What is recorded here

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Pit-burial in Fourknocks is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 3500–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of early megalithic tombs in the Boyne Valley, an area later known for its World Heritage Site status due to its rich Neolithic heritage.

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