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Knowth

a Pleiades place resource

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Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave of Brú na Bóinne in the valley of the River Boyne in Ireland. The site, covering almost a hectare, is comprised of a central, large mound (Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148277399

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
53.7012031978, -6.4913966381

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Knowth (3000 BC - 2000 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Knowth makes connections with:

Knowth part of (analytical) Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (modern)
Knowth connection Hibernia (unspecified date range)

Knowth receives connections from:

None

Place type:
tomb

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Knowth: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148277399> [accessed: 04 May 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/148277399 |title=Places: 148277399 (Knowth) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 4, 2024 5:02 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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