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Knowth is a major ancient burial site in Ireland. There are a great many burial mounds, large and small. Later in its history, it was the site of a small village.
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One of the mounds in front of the largest one. Part of the village was later built on top of the large mound.
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Another one of the mounds.
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One of the carved stones around the largest mound.
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The entrance into the largest mound. There are two passages, one from each side, but they don't meet up. You can go in here, but not very far as the passage isn't safe.
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The archaeologists who restored the site thought these white stones should be left on the ground like this. At Newgrange, other archaeologists assembled them into a facade for the tomb. The guide said your guess as to which is right is just as good as theirs.
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Inside the mound.
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Looking down the passage.
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Taken without flash.
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Taken with flash, showing more of the passage walls.
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A side passage.
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The remains of, probably, an early medieval house.
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A wood henge. These were fairly common in ancient Britain and Ireland, though they didn't survive except as post holes. This is obviously re-created.
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Another view of the henge.
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A burial mound without a top.
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Another view of it.
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Looking into another mound.
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A closer look.
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One of the large carved stones.
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Another one.
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And another.
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The entrance side, with some of the stones.
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A pit or cellar entrance on top of the mound, where the village was.
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Probably another early medieval house.
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Looking into another mound.
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The other entrance, with a pillar standing in front of it.
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Inside another mound.