Fourknocks Passage Tomb

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf passage tomb
gptkbp:built c. 3000 BC
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1950
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon about 16 km north-west
gptkbp:etymology from Irish 'Fuair Cnocs' meaning 'cold hills'
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:P.J._Hartnett
gptkbp:features gptkb:ceramics
human remains
beads
bone pins
corbelled roof
decorated stones
gptkbp:findAGraveID three tombs in complex
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fourknocks Passage Tomb
gptkbp:location gptkb:County_Meath
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Office_of_Public_Works
gptkbp:notableFor unique art motifs
wider chamber than Newgrange
gptkbp:numberOfRooms one main chamber
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:period Neolithic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naul
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6