The Arts: Photographs of Ancient Sites
Knowth
Knowth can be found less than 2 miles from NewGrange. It is a large Chambered Tomb similar to NewGrange, but it is surrounded by several smaller Tombs all in close vicinity. Some of these tombs are actually connected to the Main Tomb by passage ways and Souterraines.
The smaller Tombs are all identical replicas of the larger Main Tomb. Knowth has had an eventful history; it has built upon by several different cultures from the early neolithic peoples of the Boyne Valley right through to the Normans. It was early Celtic Christians who built the Souterraines (see Left).
Both Horse Shoes patterns (see Above) and Spirals (Left), can be found on the stones at Knowth. Archeologist's have still not been able to decipher their meaning. It is very likely, that like Carn Bane East, and NewGrange that they have some Astronomical or Geographical meaning. The Horse Shoes could be interpreted as Lunar.
One other unusual thing about Knowth, which sets it apart from NewGrange is that it had TWO entrances rather than one.
Farrar/Bone 1998
