What is recorded here

Fourknocks holds a clay mound built over older stone chambers, marking a place where burial practices changed rather than disappeared. The mound sealed cist and pit burials beside the passage tomb, suggesting people kept returning to the same ground as death itself was reimagined. Under the grass, layers of loss and memory still press together, waiting for rain or curiosity to reveal them.

Mantling mound of clay, which sealed and contained cist and pit burials (ME033-028004-), added to passage-tomb (ME033-028001-). (Harntett 1957, 202, 254-7). 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: 10 July 2007

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE), associated with early megalithic burial traditions in Ireland. Its construction and use reflect the complex funerary practices and social organisation of Neolithic communities in the region.

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