Dowth together with Newgrange and Knowth are the three principal megalithic passage tombs
of the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site. The mound is 90 metres in diameter and 15 metres
high and surrounded by kerbstones, some of which are decorated.
Sheep at the Dowth Megalithic Passage Tomb in the Boyne Valley. Dowth is one of the three large mounds that make up the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site, the other mounds are Newgrange and Knowth.