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E east of Newgrange
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well-preserved mound is marked as Site E on maps, but is located
on private land and difficult to access. The tumulus is bounded
by an incomplete ring of stones which possibly formed a complete
kerb at one time. There is no known passage at the mound. The above
view was taken from the eastern side of the mound, while the one
below was pictured from the southern side. |
| George
Coffey (1912) described this mound as "one of the most remarkable
of the lesser tumuli" of the Boyne Valley complex. "Its
base is enclosed by a well-defined circle of boundary stones. It measures
about 280 feet in circumference and 12 feet in height," Coffey
stated. |
| It
is interesting to note that when standing at site E, the Summer Solstice
sun rises over Dowth. |
| This
is a picture of three of the 'boundary stones' at Site E. The row
of stones reminds me more of an alignment of standing stones than
part of a kerb. They are certainly very unusual in shape and size
for kerbstones. The centre stone is the largest boundary stone at
Site E. |
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