Bru na Boinne and Knowth

Yesterday we went to Bru na Boinne and saw 5000 year old passage tombs. The ones we went to were in Knowth, which was part of the site.

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5000 years ago, people used these for storing food and hiding from enemies.

On the outside, there are carvings in the rock. Scientists don’t know what the carvings mean. They only know that the spirals are somehow relaed to the sun.

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We got to go inside and on top of a big one!

 

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