The passage tomb complex at Knowth is at the western end of Brú Na Bóinne. The great mound of this most spectacular site is outlined by 127 massive kerbstones. Arranged around this are at least eighteen smaller or satellite tombs, at least two of which were built before the great mound. In 1967 and 1968, Professor George Eogan and his team of archaeologists discovered two tombs within the large central mound, one of the features of which is the great wealth of decoration on the structural stones. Ceremony and settlement existed at Knowth both before and long after the end of the Neolithic period. Knowth contains many tremendous examples of Neolithic art. There are also standing stones and settings of exotic stones outside the entrances of the tombs. A reconstruction of a Timber Circle, which was originally built about 2,500 BC, dominates the eastern side of the site. Elsewhere on the site are the surviving foundations of an Early Christian house as well as many souterrains.

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Spatial	Knowth, Bru na Boinne, Meath
Protection Type	National Monuments in State Care
Start Date	-4000
End Date	-2500
Period Name	Neolithic Period
Heritage Asset Type	Megalithic tomb - passage tomb