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Archaeological site · Laytown — Bettystown · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Archaeological site Knowth in Laytown — Bettystown

Knowth is an archaeological site in Laytown — Bettystown, County Meath. This place has a story in the app. Within 90 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.

Archaeological site Knowth in Laytown — Bettystown
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Photo: Raemond Carolan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
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The story

Story · Knowth

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You're standing at Knowth, a prehistoric tomb overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. Take a look at that huge grassy mound. It's about twelve metres high and sixty-seven metres across, covering roughly a hectare. People built it around 3200 BC, in the Neolithic. That makes it older than the pyramids. Around it sit seventeen smaller tombs, like chicks around a mother hen.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Archaeological site Knowth in Laytown — Bettystown
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Facilities near Knowth

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

Well-known points of interest nearby

16 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first.

Monasterboice Abbey
RuinsAudio story · 2 min

Monasterboice Abbey · 9.8 km

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Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Newgrange
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Newgrange · 1.3 km

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Photo: Tjp finn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Slane Castle
CastleStory

Slane Castle · 4.7 km

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Photo: Sitomon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Dowth
Archaeological siteStory

Dowth · 2.7 km

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Photo: William Ellison · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Yes: a public toilet at 90 m.

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