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Brownshill Dolmen (Irish: Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh) is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. [2] The tomb is listed as a National Monument. [3]
Brownshill Dolmen: Carlow-portal tomb: 5000–6000 years -Carnfree: Roscommon-cairns, standing stones - Carrigagulla: ... Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all ...
The capstone is the second largest in Ireland after the one at Brownshill dolmen in County Carlow. The tomb has a single chamber. [4] The name Aideen is said to refer to Étaín, a figure in Irish mythology. [5] She is alternatively mentioned as the daughter or wife of Aengus. [6] In 2024, calls were made by various politicians to make the tomb ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, ... Simple dolmen – Early form of dolmen or megalithic tomb;
Ireland: The largest dolmen in Europe is the Brownshill Dolmen in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs about 150 tonnes. [25] Dolmen Sa Coveccada Mores (Sardinia) Pseudo-Dolmen of Avola (Syracuse district), Sicily. Italy: In Italy dolmens can be found in Apulia, Sardinia and in Sicily.
The portal tomb most likely dates from around 3500 BC, and is considered one of the finest examples of portal tombs in the region, [2] and was first recorded by George Victor Du Noyer in 1864. [4] The tomb faces south east into the hillside, and consists of two east-facing portal stones which are 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) high, with a door stone ...
Radiocarbon dating indicates that the tomb was probably used as a burial site between 3,800 and 3,200 BC. The findings are now at the Clare Museum, Ennis, loaned from the National Museum of Ireland. [8] [12] Poulnabrone is the largest Irish portal tomb after Brownshill Dolmen in County Carlow.
The Meehambee Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb dating from about 3500 BC located in County Roscommon, Ireland. Two local schoolchildren unearthed two stone axes in the 1960s. [1] Initially supported on six upright portals, 2.3 metres high, the capstone is estimated to weigh twenty-four tonnes.