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Fourknocks Passage Tomb
53.5966° N, -6.3265° E
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Fourknocks Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.
Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Discovery
1949
Excavation
1950–1952
Construction
c. 3000–2500 BC
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Postholes
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TombsGravesCistsBurial Mounds
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Artificial Mounds
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