Dowth

Dowth
Dubhadh
Dowth is located in Ireland
Dowth
Shown within Ireland
LocationCounty Meath, Ireland
Coordinates53°42′13″N 6°27′01″W / 53.70365°N 6.4502°W / 53.70365; -6.4502
Typepassage grave
Part ofBrú na Bóinne
History
PeriodsNeolithic
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iii, iv
Designated1993 (17th session)
Part ofBrú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Reference no.659
Official nameDowth Mound & Dowth Passage Tomb
Reference no.410 & 652

Dowth (Irish: Dubhadh) is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which date from around 3200 BC. Unlike its bigger neighbours, Dowth has mostly been left as a ruin, although its smaller inner chambers are largely intact. The Royal Irish Academy carried out a botched excavation in 1847, leaving a large crater in the mound that has never been repaired.[1][2]

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