<< Our Photo Pages >> Fourknocks - Passage Grave in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Meath
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: FourknocksCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Passage Grave
Nearest Town: Balbriggan Nearest Village: Naul
Map Ref: O10856202
Discovery Map Number: D43
Latitude: 53.596499N Longitude: 6.326466W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 25th Mar 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Amazing private visit. Key is available from a house/ bungalow about a mile away ( the Whites) for a deposit. Look up the postcode on Meath council website, as it is not given on the sign.
jeffrep visited on 17th Apr 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 4
A fine cruciform tomb, excavated, and now preserved under a concrete shell dome grassed over, is imaginatively lit by slits above the decorated lintels of the three recesses. It is quite in contrast to the Disneyfication that has occurred at Newgrange. The original tomb was probably roofed with timber and sods. There are 12 fine decorated stones: one upright one has a stylised human face.
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