Knowth Kerbstone 88
Knowth Kerbstone k88 | Photo by Ken Williams
Knowth Kerbstone k88 Illustration | Published in Excavations at Knowth Volume 7
The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, Co. Meath
Description of Kerbstone 88
Greywacke Stone, the upper-right section of the stone is badly spalled, with consequent loss of much of the carving. A large, circular motif is picked with a large, rounded point to a broad, ribbon-like band. Parts of four circular elements survive, the two inner ones now consisting only of short arcs, the two outer ones forming a loop on the left and facing what seems likely to have been a similar loop on the right.
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Knowth Stone Age passage tomb
Knowth is a Stone Age passage tomb in the Boyne Valley in Ireland's Ancient East and, together with Newgrange and Dowth, it is one of the principal sites of the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Knowth is the largest passage tomb of the Brú na Bóinne complex. The main mound is about 12 metres (40 ft) high and its kerb defines an oval footprint measuring roughly 95 metres (312 ft) by 80 metres (262 ft), enclosing an area of about 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres). It contains two passages placed along an east–west line and was originally encircled by 127 kerbstones, of which 124 are still in place.