... to be found. One such is the recently discovered cairn on the summit of Coolnacarrick Hill, County Laois (Irish: Cúil na Carraige, Contae Laoise). The cairn was located by lecturer Gerry Moloney and product designer Shane McGrath, ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 21 2021 - 5:02pm
Ballafayle Cairn is a Neolithic (Stone Age) Burial site. The Neolithic Period sometimes ... BC - 3000 BC and ended around 2000 BC - 1500 BC. Ballafayle Cairn is believed to date from 2000 - 1500 BC and overlooks Maughold. The site consists of a wedge shaped cairn, which contains stones that have been fused by heat and with a dry stone ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 31 2022 - 11:38am
... 40 metre high wind turbine has been halted near a Neolithic cairn in Co Down (Irish: Contae an Dúin) in the northeast of Ireland. The ... and was in breach of planning policy. The Neolithic Round Cairn on Knock Iveagh, a hill outside Rathfriland (Irish: Ráth Fraoileannin), ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Oct 24 2017 - 2:51pm
... of which were within the Celtic nations, including camps in Scotland (Alba), Isle of Man (Mannin) and Wales (Cymru). Many of these people ... A further plan of the Stobs project is to restore a cairn built by prisoners to remember their comrades at Stobs. A cemetery for ...
Douglas MacQueen - May 16 2017 - 7:43pm
The Cairn of Barnenez (Breton: Karn Barnenez) is one of the earliest megalithic ... work undertaken by many people. The estimated weight of the cairn is 12-14,000 tonnes. Brittany is rich in megalithic ...
Dominique Corolleur - Jun 10 2020 - 8:50pm
... MacQueen's blog The Neolithic chambered cairn of Maeshowe is situated on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Of the many chambered cairns in Orkney, Maeshowe stands out as the ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 27 2016 - 7:30pm - 0 comments
Mynydd-y-gelli Ring Cairn is sometimes referred to as Rhondda Stonehenge. Set within a low ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 24 2021 - 3:15pm
... day remains of one of these sites - Quoyness Chambered Cairn is identified below: Quoyness Chambered Cairn This is located ... excavated. Link and Image : Historic Environment Scotland - Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba Quoyness Chambered Cairn, image of ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 6 2021 - 3:52pm
Bryn Cader Faner is a Bronze Age round cairn located to the east of Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales. This circle is thought ... of about six feet in height and lean outwards from a central cairn. The site is about a four mile walk off the A496 close to Talsarnau which ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 6 2021 - 8:59pm
... at the lower junction of Scott's Road. Wideford Hill Cairn This tomb dates back to about 3000 BC. Similar to the internal ... Kirkwall. Celtic nation: Scotland Itinerary: Scotland Orkney Islands Place type: ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Aug 9 2016 - 8:31pm