... is in County Kerry ( Contae Chiarraí)) in the south-west of Ireland. Its stunning Atlantic coastline, mountains and lakes make this area ... One of which is known as the Giants Grave, a 4000 year old tomb which contains within it ancient rock art, including a cup and circle near ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Sep 26 2017 - 1:08pm
... 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. (Irish: Sráid an Mhuilinn, Contae Chorcaí, Éire). Glantane East Wedge Tomb This is a small wedge tomb made up of a capstone supported by two ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 12 2021 - 3:23pm
... land improvement works in the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland has uncovered an ancient previously undisturbed tomb. The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne) is in County Kerry ((Irish: ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Apr 17 2021 - 12:22pm
... Heritage Site in County Meath (Contae na Mí) in the east of Ireland, is a remarkable place. It is famous for the three passage tombs, ... as "the find of a lifetime" , a Megalithic passage tomb dating back some 5,500 years has been found at Dowth Hall. It was made ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Jul 16 2018 - 5:19pm
... Montpelier Hill (Irish: Cnoc Montpelier) in County Dublin, Ireland. The building is a hunting lodge built around 1725 by William Conolly ... are excavating what is thought to be an ancient passage tomb to the rear of the ruins of the Hellfire Club. So far they have uncovered ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 20 2016 - 3:50pm - 0 comments
... Cairnholy # 2 Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic tomb built in the 4th millenium BC. There are in fact two chambered tomb sites that stand within just over 164 yards (150m) of each other in ...
Alastair Kneale - Jun 3 2021 - 12:42pm
... King Orry’s Grave (East) is the largest known megalithic tomb on the Island. It contains three chambers once filled with burials. An arc ... buried beneath the cairn. The stone lying in front of the tomb entrance may once have been the lintel. The remains of burnt animal bones, ...
Alastair Kneale - Oct 12 2022 - 12:49pm
... During work at Ballharra in 1971 a Neothlic chambered tomb was uncovered. Over the next two years the site was excavated by a team ... stone lintels, which originally sat above the large tomb, were donated by the Corlett family to German Parish Commissioners, who ...
Alastair Kneale - Feb 25 2021 - 12:14pm
... west. It is encircled by 127 kerbstones. The eastern tomb has a long passage that leads into a beehive shaped, corbelled roof ... Celtic nation: Ireland Itinerary: Ireland Leinster north Place type: ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Nov 11 2016 - 8:48pm
... are a number of legends and folktales associated with the tomb. One of which is that anyone who spends a night here on the evenings ... There is also a collection of boulders to the south of the tomb. They are said to be women turned to stone for dancing on the Sabbath. ...
Mair Williams - Aug 17 2018 - 8:56pm