Creevykeel Court Tomb (Irish: Tuama Cúirte na Craobhaí Caoile) is one of the finest examples of a court tomb remaining in Ireland. The monument is located...
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The court cairn or court tomb is a megalithic type of chambered cairn or gallery grave. During the period, 3900–3500 BC, more than 390 court cairns were...
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Dolmen (redirect from Portal tomb)
A dolmen (/ˈdɒlmɛn/) or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large...
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descriptions of redirect targets Dolmen – Type of single-chamber megalithic tomb Fulacht fiadh – Burned mound from the Bronze Age in Ireland Gowk stane –...
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Callanish Stones (section Chambered tomb)
small chambered tomb was inserted into the eastern part of the stone circle. The many pottery fragments found indicate that the tomb was used for several...
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Gavrinis (redirect from Gavrinis tomb)
Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a Neolithic passage tomb built around 4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world's oldest...
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Carrowmore (redirect from Carrowmore Passage Tomb Cemetery)
Stone Age). There are thirty surviving tombs, making Carrowmore one of the largest clusters of megalithic tombs in Ireland, and one of the 'big four' along...
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directly to it. The tomb is orientated to the northeast, north of the sunrise on the summer solstice, and is the only known tomb so oriented in Europe...
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Portal Tomb Brownshill dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb...
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Portal Tomb Brownshill dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb...
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