Home Sweet Home...3000BCE by myrrhluz
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Well, graveyard sweet graveyard, anyway. Though there is evidence of houses on the Knowth site, it seems to have been mostly a place of religious importance. On our second day in Ireland, Leslie and I went to Newgrange and Knowth, both Megalithic passage tombs. Newgrange is the more famous of the two and is extremely impressive, but I preferred Knowth. Knowth has the Great Mound and 18 smaller satellite mounds. Walking between these mounds, there is more of a feeling of being back in time. This was aided by the fact that there were fewer of us tourists at Knowth.
The Great Mound was built over 5000 years ago. It has two passages with entrances on opposite sides. The eastern passage (40 metre long) is the longest in length, surviving in all of Europe. Knowth has over 200 stones that are decorated with megalithic art. You can see one in the far right of this picture. There will be more showing up in my gallery in the future. Knowth is located in County Meath, which has more decorated megalithic surfaces than found in all of the rest of Europe, and half of these are found at Knowth.
I got this information from www.knowth.com. There is a fascinating article about the discovery of the passages by George Eogan and team, in 1967 and 1968, which can be found here
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Comments (40)
jarmila
excellent shot! nicely done,,happy week
durleybeachbum
Just amazing pic, I feel I am there with you!
Orinoor
That's a really great shot and fascinating!
magnus073
Lucinda, this is such a wonderful capture and pulled me in right away. What a thrill it must have been to have seen both in person, and I can't wait to see more photos from this adventure. It's truly amazing this is so well in tact after such a long time. This is one site I'm sure you could visit over and over.
blinkings
This is a wonderful post. Great photo and information. And that rock in the background is interesting too. ;)
myrrhluz
Ha! I hadn't noticed. But I'll admit a certain AC/DC song has now popped into my head.
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr interessant.
annie5
Very interesting and amazing capture! :)
goodoleboy
Rocks around the clock! Well, you certainly 'Knowth' what you were doing when you snapped this fine foto, followed by a most interesting narrative as to the origins of this primitive mound, Lucinda. I always think of sacrificial rituals when I see this kind of stuff.
flavia49
wonderful capture!!
jocko500
I see the writing on the wall. wonder what it really says. guess we will never find out. anyway this is a wonderful shot
Minda
This is Really excellent capture and info lucinda , very interesting..
mgtcs
Ahhhh....such a wonderful image Lucinda, amazing place and information, marvelous capture!
bmac62
Sounds and looks like a fascinating place. Have a great time in Ireland. Looking forward to your photos.
wysiwig
This is a great picture and the information is very interesting but why does this make me think of the Flintstones? The ability of ancient peoples to build such structures continues to give the lie to our modern arrogance.
clbsmiley
Really Cool!! I am jealous!! Glad you had a great trip!
odile
Superb picture.
jayfar
What is that 'erection' at the left back Lucinda?!!!! Lol. This is a lovely shot.
prutzworks
nice shot and info
fallen21
Awesome capture!
rainbows
Wonderful history and capture, Lucinda. Excellent work. Hugs. Di. xx
helanker
WOW! What an interesting place, Lucinda. Wonderful capture and lovely colors. Seems you are having a great time with your sister :-)
dochtersions
Thump up! Is this a superb great photo-shot, dear friend. How very interesting too, about megalithic art. I'm looking forward to see more from it. It's also a bit like in a fairy tail book. Tolkien can be too ;-). I would love to be there, longing to feel the atmosphere that is showing on your photo!
mariogiannecchini
Interesting and wonderful place ! Fantastic photo and great info , Lucinda !
JSGraphics
Superb! Love it!
bobrgallegos
Awesome Photo and info!! Great composition and lighting.
jendellas
Looks an amazing place, good info in the article!!!
auntietk
You make me want to go! :)
drifterlee
This is really cool!
mickeyrony
I look at it and my Beautiful I Lucinda said that our constructions will not succeed in these times of stories .... Surely a special place where the surprises are as amazed ((5 + +)) Je regarde cela ma Belle Lucinda et Je me dit que nos constructions n'arriveront pas à ces temps d'histoires .... Surement une place de prédilection où les surprises sont comme stupéfaites ((5++))