Slab-lined burial in Knowth

Located c. 30m W of the great mound and c. 20m S of Tomb 9. Four slab-lined burials were placed side by side, creating a small cemetery. The graves were lined with upright slabs and had stone bases as well as covering stones. They were generally aligned NE-SW with the heads at NE. Some of the cists (dims c. 1.8m x 0.56m; D 0.24m) were damaged. One probable male aged c. 17 and one female aged c. 25 were interred together with the heads at NE. Another cist contained only some teeth and the fourth was empty. A radiocarbon date of 1210 +- 28 bp (cal. AD 710-891) was returned from one of the burials. The graves are conserved in situ. (Eogan 2012, 57-61; O’Brien 2012, 61-71) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 21 September 2020 See attached illustration: _1 Plan of burials, from Knowth 5, Fig. 3:6 O’Brien, E. 2012 3. 2. 1. Knowth Secondary Burials – Proto-historic and Historic Period. In G. Eogan, 2012, 61-71. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy

Neolithic slab-lined burials, dating to the late 3rd millennium BCE, associated with the larger passage tomb complex at Knowth. These burials reflect the funerary practices of early farming communities and contribute to the understanding of social organization and ritual in the Boyne Valley.