Knowth

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Not far from the Newgrange site is another passage tomb – Knowth.  The Knowth site is interesting in that it is one large mound surrounded by a number of smaller mounds.  We were allowed to go inside the large, central mound, but only so far as the innermost chambers and the passage itself is beginning to crumble.  However, scientists and scholars harnessed the power of technology to do a complete digital scan of the interior and created a video which can be viewed to see the innermost chambers.  It is rather impressive!

Again, this site is full of concentric circle and spiral stone engravings and the central mound does have a solar significance.  On the spring and autumnal equinoxes, the light from the sun hits a particular stone marker outside the mound.

The Knowth mound offers something special, too… the opportunity to climb to the top for an incredible view of the Boyne Valley.

For more information on Knowth, please visit…

https://www.newgrange.com/knowth.htm

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I am writer and artist with a degree in art history who loves to talk to people about art. I have spent the last seven years building up The Wandering Art Historian “brand” as a way to connect with people who want to learn more about art. I give lectures and presentations and teach classes and host book club discussions with a creative or artistic connection. I also write about local artists, events, museums, and exhibitions to promote the arts in Central Florida. In 2021, I had a creative crisis. I struggled with authenticity in the art making process. I decided to make myself vulnerable and find out what a real, genuine Adrienne H. Lee artwork would look like. The process was challenging and emotional and revelatory. I learned that if necessity is the mother of invention, then authenticity is the mother of reinvention. I reinvented myself and learned an entirely new medium. The resulting artwork surprised me, and it will surprise you, too. Some people wish for a fairytale ending. For me, the fairy tale is only the beginning.