Dowth
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Exploring Newgrange-Liam Mac Uistin
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- Created on: 08-05-16 14:06
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- Dowth
- Standing stone originally on top
- Kerbstones present-some but not all decorated
- Quartz found at foot-may have been lined like Newgrange
- 40 decorated stones
- At least 15 kerbstones
- K51-Stone of seven suns-celestial symbolism.
- Worship?
- Similar design to backstone of cairn T at Loughcrew
- Significant cultural symbols?
- Northern passage-last stone on right hand side-edge of stone used to empahsise rays of a 'sun burst'
- Right recess of southern passage-raised carved circle surrounded by little pits.
- 2 stone lined passages from the western side
- Northern longer passage is 8.2m in length and divided by 3 sill stones.
- Ends in cruciform chamber. 3 recesses.
- 3 m corbelled roof
- 3m high orthostats define chamber
- Large stone basin (1.4 by 1m lies in central chamber
- Unusually on right hand side recess there is an annexe with two more chambers.
- Floor is 2.4m long flagstone with artificial depression
- Function?
- Original part of tomb? Cruciform added onto this?
- Or did it have some ritual purpose?
- Or did it have some ritual purpose?
- Added just because they felt like it?
- Ends in cruciform chamber. 3 recesses.
- Southern passage. 3.3m passage. Sill at end
- Original roof caved in-possibly corbelled
- Some cremated and unburnt remains, beads, knives
- But from 1847 excavator not well recorded
- Small chamber with one recess
- Separated from main chamber by sill stone
- Entrance 'marked' by kerbstone featuring cup marks, spiral and floral like marks
- Northern longer passage is 8.2m in length and divided by 3 sill stones.
- Souterrain built several thousand years after passage tombs
- Built inside Kerb, below surface level so invisible
- Connects with northern passsage
- Used to store valuable items and safe refuge in later times.
- Reusing site
- 2500-200BC. Possibly built after Knowth although disputed
- Shares winter solstice alignment (south passage)with Newgrange
- Except rays of setting sun instead of rising
- Linkage with death and setting sun?
- 3 stones lit up in main chamber. Convex central stone reflects sunlight into recess onto designs
- Significant religious symbols?
- 3 stones lit up in main chamber. Convex central stone reflects sunlight into recess onto designs
- Linkage with death and setting sun?
- Except rays of setting sun instead of rising
- Roughly 85m in diameter and 15m high
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