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2. The Burren - Wikipedia

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   Overall, there are around 70 megalithic tombs in the Burren area, more than half of all of these structures found in Clare. [ 4 ] : 7–8 [ 21 ] : 5 [ 22 ] : 60 The most numerous type of prehistoric structure (apart from stone walls) in The Burren is the late-Neolithic/early- Bronze Age wedge tomb , mostly dated to the period 2500 to 2000 BC.

3. Poulnabrone dolmen - Wikipedia

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   'Hole of the Quernstone' [2]) is a large dolmen (or cromlech, [3] a type of single-chamber portal tomb) 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 ...

4. List of megalithic monuments in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of megalithic monument on the island of Ireland. Megalithic monuments are found throughout Ireland , and include burial sites (including passage tombs , portal tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens) ) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows ).

5. List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland

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   The Burren, from Irish Boireann, place of stone, is a glaciated karst landscape with features such as sinkholes, caves, and poljes. Flora in the region represents an unusual combination of Arctic, Alpine, and Mediterranean species. The Burren is a cultural landscape, it has been used for grazing by pastoral communities for millennia. There are ...

6. Aillwee Cave - Wikipedia

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   Aillwee Cave (Irish: Aill Bhuí) is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff". [2] Privately owned, it forms part of the Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre attraction.

7. Irish megalithic tombs - Wikipedia

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   Poulnabrone dolmen is an example of a portal tomb in the west of Ireland. Megalithic monuments in Ireland typically represent one of several types of megalithic tombs: court cairns, passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs. [1] [2] The remains of over 1,000 such megalithic tombs have been recorded around Ireland. [3]