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Meath County. Knowth is the largest of all passage graves situated within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The site consists of one large mound (Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. Site 1 is a large mound, about 12 metres high and 67 metres in diameter, and It is encircled by 127 kerbstones. The large mound has been esitimated to date from between 2500 and 2000 BC

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Meath County. Knowth is the largest of all passage graves situated within the Brú na Bóinne complex. The site consists of one large mound (Site 1) and 17 smaller satellite tombs. Site 1 is a large mound, about 12 metres high and 67 metres in diameter, and It is encircled by 127 kerbstones. The large mound has been esitimated to date from between 2500 and 2000 BC