ME03046 - KNOWTH - Industrial site

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Archaeological excavations between 2002-2004 revealed a deposit of cinder left from a furnace just inside the enclosure that contained an Early Medieval burial ground (ME019-028----). This activity took place between 637AD and 769AD (Stout & Stout 2008).

Description Source: National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Monument Details
Address:: KNOWTH, Meath
GPS:: 53.7048, -6.48802
SMRS:: ME019-087----
what3words:: confined.force.fatigue

Nearby Images - Geograph.ie

Knowth, Boyne Valley, during excavations. By: Dr Charles Nelson CC BY-SA 2.0

Knowth: just one of the carved megaliths. By: Dr Charles Nelson CC BY-SA 2.0

Satellite passage tombs at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

West passage at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

East passage at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Setting of Knowth Passage Tomb By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Satellite tombs next to the main burial mound at Knowth By: David Gearing CC BY-SA 2.0

Building among the burial tombs at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Satellite tomb at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Megalithic carved stone at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Megalithic carved stone at Knowth By: John M CC BY-SA 2.0

Tombs at Knowth By: James Allan CC BY-SA 2.0

Knowth passage By: James Allan CC BY-SA 2.0

Satellite tombs By: James Allan CC BY-SA 2.0

Standing stone By: James Allan CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearby Objects - Europeana

Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of Knowth, County Meath.
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Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of Knowth, County Meath.
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Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of Knowth, County Meath.
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Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of an archaeological site in Knowth, County Meath.
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Oblique aerial photograph taken by Leo Swan of an archaeological site in Knowth, County Meath.
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