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Ardmulchan Passage Tomb

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Type
  
passage grave

Elevation
  
37 m (121 ft)

Reference no.
  
546

Area
  
Boyne Valley

Built
  
c. 3000–2500 BC

Ardmulchan Passage Tomb

Location
  
Ardmulchan, Navan, County Meath, Ireland

Ardmulchan Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

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Location

Ardmulchan Passage Tomb is located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) northeast of Navan, on the southeast bank of the River Boyne, next to Broadboyne Bridge.

History

Ardmulchan Passage Tomb dates to 3000–2500 BC.

Description

Two carved stones bearing megalithic art (two "picked signs" and one "incised sign") were found in 1974 during the construction of a house. A mound of earth nearby may be the remains of a passage grave.

References

Ardmulchan Passage Tomb Wikipedia