Knowth Kerbstone Numbering System

The George Eogan numbering system is simply K1 to K127, Martin Brennan used a different system based around North, South, East and West. Victor Reijs has compiled the following comparison table (only stones mentioned by Martin Brennan are translated) :

George Eogan  Martin Brennan K4 NE7 K5 NE6 K7 NE4 K8 NE3 K10 NE1 K11 EAST0 K12 SE1 K13 SE2 K14 SE3 K15 SE4 K16 SE5 K17 SE6 K22 SE28 K23 SE29 K25 SE31 K30 SOUTH0 K51 SW23 K52 SW22 K54 SW20 K55 SW19 K56 SW18 K57 SW17 K59 SW15 K60 SW14 K61 SW13 K63 SW11 K64 SW10 K65 SW9 K66 SW8 K67 SW7 K68 SW6 K69 SW5 K70 SW4 K71 SW3 K72 SW2 K73 SW1 K74 WEST0 K75 NW1 K77 NW3 K78 NW4 K79 NW5 K80 NW6 K81 NW7 K82 NW8 K83 NW9 K84 NW10 K85 NW11 K86 NW12 K87 NW13 K88 NW14 K89 NW15 K90 NW16 K91 NW17 K92 NW18 K93 NW19 K94 NW20 K95 NW21 K97 NW23 K98 NW24 K113 NE28 K118 NE23

Knowth Kerbstone K5

The crescent represents the moon, Kerbstones K5 (NE6) shows how the crescents measures time. A set of 6 circles (6 months of the year?) extend across the right half of K5 (NE6) from above the centre of a spiral with 6 turnings. The circle and crescent (far left) also suggest the moon. The Stones of Time p137

The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, Co. Meath

Excavations at Knowth Volume 7: The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, Co. Meath

The complex of passage tombs at Knowth is dated c. 3200-2900 BC, and this volume deals with one of the most significant aspects of the site. It presents a complete catalogue of the 390 recorded carved stones at Knowth, through descriptions, drawings and photographs.

Six main styles of art have been identified and these are discussed, together with the motifs and techniques employed. The Knowth carvings constitute c. 46% of all such art in Ireland, and the volume sets the Knowth art in the context of the other Irish carvings, those in western and northern Britain, and also the somewhat earlier art found on megalithic tombs in Atlantic Europe.

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