Dowth Hall ,Passage Tombs, Meath Ireland

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Passage Tombs

During recent redevelopment at Dowth Hall, archaeologists were amazed to discover another passage tomb cemetery in the Boyne Valley. The 18th century house was built upon a 5,500 year old neolithic cairn. To date archaeologist have uncovered at least six kerbstones, one of these is highly decorated with passage tomb art. Two burial chambers have also been uncovered in the western side of the passage tomb.
At 40 metres in diameter the cain is about half the size of Newgrange
There is another, smaller passage tomb, with a corbelled roof, located about 60 metres southwest of the houseand a mound to the north, now covered in trees, is also believed to be a passage tomb., during the British occupation it want unusual for a house of this kind to be built on what was locally known as a fairymount or a place of significance, to mock or break the people's beliefs or mythology, another example is the Hellfire club in the Dublin mountains.
Work is on stopped at this time due to Covid 19 but who knows what other wonders await.



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