Ancient Irish Sites Poulnabrone Dolmen

Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 4200 BC to 2900 BC. Although not the largest, it is the best kno…
Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 4200 BC to 2900 BC. Although not the largest, it is the best known of the approximately 172 dolmens in Ireland.
  • Location: parish of Kilcorney, the Burren
  • Region: Ireland
  • Periods: Neolithic
  • Excavation dates: 1986, 1988
  • Archaeologists: Ann Lynch
  • Condition: Good
  • Ownership: Public
Data from: en.wikipedia.org