Welcome to this short tour of some of the more notable megalithic sites around Ireland. This is really just a taster of what Irelands stone and bronze age heritage has to offer, there are many more to be discovered in the categorised sections above. To visit a site, view more photos and find out a bit more, click on the link beside each photo. To continue on to the next page, use the links at the bottom of each page or the small numbered quick links just below this message. Enjoy!
Fourknocks Passage Tomb, Co. Meath
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A restored passage tomb with a large chamber, now covered by an artificial roof. It features three recesses off the main chamber, many zig-zag carvings and (allegedly) the only known stone age carving of a face. It is still debatable whether the tomb originally featured a roof or not, but if one was in place it would have to have been made of wood or hide due to the large size of the chamber itself. Click the link below for an outside view and many photos of the carvings inside.
Click here to see more photos of this tomb and the megalithic art inside.
Fourknocks Passage Tomb, Co. Meath
Click on the photo for a larger view.
A restored passage tomb with a large chamber, now covered by an artificial roof. It features three recesses off the main chamber, many zig-zag carvings and (allegedly) the only known stone age carving of a face. It is still debatable whether the tomb originally featured a roof or not, but if one was in place it would have to have been made of wood or hide due to the large size of the chamber itself. Click the link below for an outside view and many photos of the carvings inside.
Click here to see more photos of this tomb and the megalithic art inside.
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Nikon Corporation (Nikon D70) |
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Original size:
722px x 480px |
Current:
722px x 480px |
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