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Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal. 

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Sunset/Sunrise photos of this magnificent portal tomb and its lesser partner.
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Many portal tombs change form as you walk around them and see them from varying angles, Kilclooney More is simply spectacular from every angle. It is also a very large example of this type of tomb. Click on the link below to see this shape-shifting effect in photos taken during sunrise and sunset.

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Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal

The tombs occupy a prominent place on raised ground, seen here from afar.
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The sun breaks the clouds on a fine summer morning.
Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal

Taken from behind the smaller tomb, looking over towards the back of the larger tomb.
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Taken a few minutes after sunrise from the western side of the tomb, again we see the illusion of the capstone being much more overweight than it actually is.
Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal

This is the smaller tomb, its capstone and sidestones pushed aside. Note the unsual lintel stone that sits on top of the portal stones and would have supported the capstone. The larger tomb also features a chock stone so that the angle of the capstone could be set just right, obviously a significant feature to the builders.
Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal

The last few minutes before the sun sets, taken from some distance away with a long lens, the tomb now appears like a squat and overweight dinosaur.
Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal

Compare this angle form the one above, as you can see the tomb morphs seamlessly into many shapes as you walk around it, from this angle it is very graceful and bird-like.
Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal.

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Sunset/Sunrise photos of this magnificent portal tomb and its lesser partner.
Home  > Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal. 

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Sunset/Sunrise photos of this magnificent portal tomb and its lesser partner.
Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal.

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Sunset/Sunrise photos of this magnificent portal tomb and its lesser partner.
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