Dowth
Dowth is the site of Neolithic passage tombs 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.
- Archaeological site
- Description: Neolithic passage tomb located in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland
- Also known as“Dowth Passage Tomb”“Dowth Tumulus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newgrange and Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre.
Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath… Newgrange is situated 2 km southwest of Dowth.
Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre
Tourism office
Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs… Brú na Bóinne Visitors Centre is situated 1¼ km south of Dowth.
Townleyhall passage grave
Townleyhall passage grave is a chamber tomb located around 2 km north of Dowth tomb. Townleyhall passage grave is situated 2 km north of Dowth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park and Donore.
Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park
Brú na Bóinne is a remarkable complex of Neolithic…
Donore
Donore, historically Dunower, is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. Donore is situated 2½ km southeast of Dowth.
Obelisk Bridge
Obelisk Bridge is a locality, which is situated 3 km northeast of Dowth.
Dowth
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Latitude
53.70381° or 53° 42′ 14″ north
Longitude
-6.45045° or 6° 27′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C5MPG3X+GR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Dowth” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dowth”
- Catalan: “Dowth”
- Chinese: “唐思墓”
- Dutch: “Dowth”
- Finnish: “Dowth”
- French: “Dowth”
- Galician: “Dowth”
- German: “Dowth”
- Irish: “Dubhadh”
- Italian: “Dowth”
- Japanese: “ドウス (遺跡)”
- Japanese: “ドウス”
- Manx: “Dowth”
- Manx: “Dubhadh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Dowth”
- Norwegian: “Dowth”
- Persian: “دوث”
- Polish: “Dowth”
- Russian: “Даут”
- Spanish: “Dowth”
- Swedish: “Dowth”
- Turkish: “Dowth”
- Ukrainian: “Даут”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Bernard’s Well and Dowth Hall Passage Tomb.
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County Meath: Highlights
Learn more about Navan and Brú Na Bóinne Archaeological Park.