The main focus of ShadowsandStone.com will continue to be the ancient sites of Ireland, of which hundreds are known to exist in varying degrees of decay.

There are two objectives I try to incorporate into each gallery for each site, firstly some general views of the site with the aim of being the next best thing to actually being there yourself. The second objective is to then try and capture some of the mood or atmosphere that changes so much from place to place and at different times of year or day. The best photos naturally come from the 'edge', the edge between night and day, winter and spring, summer and autumn. At these times pre-historic sites take on a new drama and meaning, hopefully this is what I try and translate into some of the more 'other-worldly' images of shapes and changing light.


New sites are added often though I continue to revisit many sites at different times of day/year to try and capture a little part of the enigma that surrounds these ancient stone monuments.

Those unfamiliar with the distinct types of Irish stone age monuments may well recongise a few of the monuments such as Poulnabrone Dolmen (left), a fine example of an Irish Portal Tomb, or perhaps Newgrange and the other famous Boyne Valley sites. But with a good map and a pair of tough boots you could find many strange, intruiging and spectacular sculptures of stone in almost any corner of Ireland.

Click here to explore more of Irelands Dolmens


Click here to open a map of Ireland marked with the locations of dolmens on this site.

The main focus of ShadowsandStone.com will continue to be the ancient sites of Ireland, of which hundreds are known to exist in varying degrees of decay.

There are two objectives I try to incorporate into each gallery for each site, firstly some general views of the site with the aim of being the next best thing to actually being there yourself. The second objective is to then try and capture some of the mood or atmosphere that changes so much from place to place and at different times of year or day. The best photos naturally come from the 'edge', the edge between night and day, winter and spring, summer and autumn. At these times pre-historic sites take on a new drama and meaning, hopefully this is what I try and translate into some of the more 'other-worldly' images of shapes and changing light.


New sites are added often though I continue to revisit many sites at different times of day/year to try and capture a little part of the enigma that surrounds these ancient stone monuments.

Those unfamiliar with the distinct types of Irish stone age monuments may well recongise a few of the monuments such as Poulnabrone Dolmen (left), a fine example of an Irish Portal Tomb, or perhaps Newgrange and the other famous Boyne Valley sites. But with a good map and a pair of tough boots you could find many strange, intruiging and spectacular sculptures of stone in almost any corner of Ireland.

Click here to explore more of Irelands Dolmens


Click here to open a map of Ireland marked with the locations of dolmens on this site.