Dowth (Irish: Dubhadh) is a Neolithic passage tomb which stands in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. It is found at 53°42′10.5″N 6°26′57″W / 53.702917°N 6.44917°W / 53.702917; -6.44917.
It is the oldest of the three principal tombs of the Brú na Bóinne ("Mansion on the Boyne") complex of passage-tombs (the others being Newgrange and Knowth). It is less developed as a tourist attraction than its neighbours, partly because the chamber is ...
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Dowth (Irish: Dubhadh) is a Neolithic passage tomb which stands in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. It is found at 53°42′10.5″N 6°26′57″W / 53.702917°N 6.44917°W / 53.702917; -6.44917.
It is the oldest of the three principal tombs of the Brú na Bóinne ("Mansion on the Boyne") complex of passage-tombs (the others being Newgrange and Knowth). It is less developed as a tourist attraction than its neighbours, partly because the chamber is much lower, and partly because the decoration is poorer. It was partly excavated in 1847 though it had been pillaged (by Vikings and earlier looters) long before that.
The cairn or tumulus is about 90 metres in diameter and 15 metres high, and surrounded by kerbstones, some of which are decorated. Quartz was found fallen outside the kerbing, showing that the entrance to this tomb was surrounding by glittering white, as at Newgrange. Three stone-lined passages lead into the mound from the west.
The long passage is crossed by 3 sill-stones and...
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