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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 is one of the first published drawings of the carved kerbstones at Dowth by H.G. Leask in Inscribed Stones Recently Discovered at Dowth Tumulus, Co. Meath 1933.

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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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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.
9.8 Km (NNE) there is a Wedge Tomb at Paddock (Co. Louth).
2 Km (N) there is a Passage Tomb at Townley Hall (Co. Louth).
2.1 Km (WSW) there is a Passage Tomb at Boyne Valley known as Newgrange.

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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