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Knowth Kerbstones

Knowth is a Stone Age Passage Tomb in the Boyne Valley in Ireland's Ancient East and together with Newgrange and Dowth are the principal sites of 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.

Knowth Kerbstone K5 with a central spiral, nested arcs on the right and a circular motif with horizontal bars on the left Knowth Kerbstone K5 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone K13 with anti-clockwise spirals, lozenges and zigzag carvings on a sandstone face Knowth Kerbstone K13 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone K14 with a horizontal line across the centre and several rows of zigzag carvings below, partly under a grass overhang. Knowth Kerbstone K14 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone K15 with radiating lines from a cupmark forming a fan pattern and a spiral carved on the right Knowth Kerbstone K15 | The Sundial Stone
Knowth Kerbstone K42 with two curved rows of picked circular motifs on a horizontal kerbstone Knowth Kerbstone K42 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone K56 with multiple picked spirals and concentric circle motifs across the weathered grey stone face Knowth Kerbstone K56 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone 67 with concentric circles and spiral carvings on a weathered grey stone before a dry stone wall Knowth Kerbstone K67 | Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site
Knowth Kerbstone 74 with a central vertical line and nested rectangular carvings on either side of the weathered stone Knowth Kerbstone K74, Photo from Pre-Christian Ireland

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