Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery
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The Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery is a UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric complex in Ireland renowned for its large passage tombs and megalithic art, including sites such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery canonical | 1 |
| Boyne Valley megalithic tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery Context triple: [Dowth, isPartOf, Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery]
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A.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
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B.
Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
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C.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest Stone Age burial complexes, featuring numerous passage tombs and megalithic monuments.
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D.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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E.
Céide Fields
Céide Fields is a vast Neolithic archaeological landscape in western Ireland, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric field systems, stone walls, and settlement remains buried beneath peat bogs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery Target entity description: The Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery is a UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric complex in Ireland renowned for its large passage tombs and megalithic art, including sites such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
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A.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
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B.
Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
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C.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery is one of Ireland’s largest and oldest Stone Age burial complexes, featuring numerous passage tombs and megalithic monuments.
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D.
Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
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E.
Céide Fields
Céide Fields is a vast Neolithic archaeological landscape in western Ireland, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved prehistoric field systems, stone walls, and settlement remains buried beneath peat bogs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic cemetery
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ prehistoric archaeological complex ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | c. 3200–3000 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Celtic mythology
ⓘ
Irish prehistory ⓘ |
| contains |
megalithic art
ⓘ
passage tombs ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dominantArtStyle | abstract megalithic art ⓘ |
| earlierThan |
Great Pyramid of Giza
ⓘ
Stonehenge ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Office of Public Works (Ireland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Public Works
|
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
causewayed enclosures
ⓘ
henges ⓘ kerbstones ⓘ mound-covered tombs ⓘ orthostats ⓘ pit circles ⓘ satellite tombs ⓘ |
| hasMainSite |
Dowth passage tomb
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linked to:
Dowth
Knowth passage tomb complex ⓘ
linked to:
Knowth
Newgrange passage tomb ⓘ
linked to:
Newgrange
|
| hasPart |
Dowth
ⓘ
Knowth ⓘ Newgrange ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageOnArt | none (abstract motifs only) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical alignments
ⓘ
large passage tombs ⓘ megalithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boyne Valley
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County Meath ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Boyne ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brú na Bóinne
ⓘ
linked to:
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
|
| significance | one of the most important Neolithic ritual landscapes in Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 659 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName |
Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
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linked to:
Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ritual activities ⓘ |
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Subject: Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery Description of subject: The Boyne Valley Neolithic cemetery is a UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric complex in Ireland renowned for its large passage tombs and megalithic art, including sites such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
Referenced by (2)
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