October
27
/ 2020
Incredible monuments dating back to various ages are found throughout Ireland, including the Giant’s Causeway, the Blarney Stone, and Fort Newgrange, which is older than the pyramids. All have a story to tell and one site that provides fascinating insight into the Stone Age society is the Poulnabrone dolmen. Located in the west of the island, this portal tomb is one of the best known of the 200 found in Ireland. The History and Mysteries of Poulnabrone Dolmen The mysterious megalith is set in the spectacular landscape, in a remote area in the County of Clare, and is thought to date between 3900 and 3000 BC, the late Neolithic period. Poulnabrone can be translated to ‘hole in the quern stone’
