What is recorded here
Circular area defined by circle of large pits within which were concentric lines of burials revealed in excavation by P.D. Sweetman. C14 dates centred c. 2000 BC. (Sweetman 1985, 195-221).
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
NewgrangeHeritage attraction · 114 yd
Newgrange TumulusPassage tomb · 115 yd
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in NewgrangeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 507 yd
Boyne Currach CentreHeritage attraction · 1224 yd
Mill Housemill (water) · 1444 yd
Knowth Fox CovertWood · 1531 yd
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centreheritage centre/interpretative centre · 1.0 mi
Brú na Bóinne Visitors CentreVisitor information · 1.0 mi
Dowth CastleCastle, tower house · 1.3 mi
Glenmore ForestWood · 2.0 mi
Proudfootstown CastleCastle, unclassified · 2.2 mi
RiverviewMemorial · 2.8 mi