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Dowth : Passage Tomb

CountyMeath
Grid RefO 024 737
Longitude6° 26' 57.33" W
Latitude53° 42' 10.53" N
Nearest TownDuleek (5.9 Km)
OS Sheet43
UTM zone29U
UTM x668371.53874825
UTM y5953491.2220507
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This stone is one of three exposed to the rear. It has 7 sun motifs carved in to it. These are now fading quickly. It also has carvings on its rear face. These carvings sparked searches for a third passage, but none was found. Perhaps they messed up the others and started again on this side.

Photo Taken: Sunday, 19th August 2001

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Friday, 12th April 2002

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Sunday, 19th August 2001

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Miscellanea

I was informed on Sept 7th 2003 that the key to the Southern Chamber is no longer given out to the public.

Random Gazetteer

A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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2.1 Km (WSW) there is a Passage Tomb at Boyne Valley known as Newgrange.
8.9 Km (NNE) there is a Chambered Cairn at Fieldstown (Co. Louth).
2.8 Km (W) there is a Passage Tomb at Boyne Valley known as Knowth.
1.2 Km (ENE) there is a Henge at Dowth.
4.5 Km (NNW) there is a Church at Mellifont Abbey (Co. Louth).

External Links

Knowth.com

A great site specialising in the megalithic passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and Tara.
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