Knowth Kerbstone K51
Knowth Kerbstone K51
The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, Co. Meath
Description of Kerbstone 51
Stage 1 comprises a central, finely picked, double anti-clockwise spiral of two-and-a-half turns.
This is seems to be overlaid in Stage 2 by the central elements of a row of arcs that runs across
the stone. Above these is a long, horizontal serpentiform, and above that a row of circles
is picked just below the top edge of the stone. The four circles on the left are single
and quite wide, and the three on the right are double.
There are also a number of penannular circles along the right edge, one of which links
to a deeply picked, short, horizontal zigzag. Some further motifs may be noted under
the row of penannular circles, including an oval, a possible spiral, and an irregular
motif at the left end of the zigzag. These motifs are very lightly picked with a fine
point, sometimes drawn along to make a short, sharp line, as are parts of the zigzag, and
they might therefore belong to Stage 1, like the spiral. The majority of the motifs are
picked with a medium-sized, rounded point.
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Knowth Kerbstone K51
Knowth Kerbstone K51
Knowth Kerbstone K51
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 67 metres (220 ft) in diameter covering about 1 hectare (2.5 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.
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