Dowth

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Dowth

Dubhadh
Shown within Ireland
Location	County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates	53°42′13″N 6°27′01″W / 53.70365°N 6.4502°W / 53.70365; -6.4502
Type	passage grave
Part of	Brú na Bóinne
History
Periods	Neolithic
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, iv
Designated	1993 (17th session)
Part of	Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Reference no.	659
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Dowth Mound & Dowth Passage Tomb
Reference no.	410 & 652

Dowth (Irish: Dubhadh) is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. It is one of the three main tombs of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, along with Newgrange and Knowth. Its features align it with the other passage tombs, which date from around 3200 BC. Unlike its bigger neighbours, Dowth has mostly been left as a ruin, although its smaller inner chambers are largely intact. The Royal Irish Academy carried out a botched excavation in 1847, leaving a large crater in the mound that has never been repaired.^[1][2]