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Knowth
Brú na Bóinne
The Boyne Valley
Ireland
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- Knowth was built over 5000 years ago, approximately 3200BC, by a Neolithic (later stone age) farming community.
- Access to Knowth is via the
Visitors Centre on the other side of the river Boyne.
- The Celts didn't build Knowth;
it was built about 2500 years before the first Celts set foot in Ireland.
- Two other mounds of similar size were built in the Boyne Valley - Newgrange
and Dowth.
- Judging from the splendour and magnificence of Knowth it was most likely a place of
astrological, spiritual, religious and ceremonial importance, much as present day cathedrals are places of worship where dignitaries may be laid to rest.
- Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Over 200,000 people visit the Brú na Bóinne Visitor
Centre every year.
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