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Poulnabrone dolmen (Irish: Poll na Brón, lit. '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.
Portal Tomb. Poulnabrone is classified as a portal tomb. Portal tombs have two large portal stones standing on either side of an entrance capped with a massive sloping capstone.
30 Αυγ 2015 · Poulnabrone is a portal tomb in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and the oldest dated megalithic monument in the land. The name means "Hole of the Quern Stones", but the site is also commonly referred to as "Hole of the Sorrows".
Situated on the high Burren limestone plateau, Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Ireland’s most iconic archaeological monuments and is the second most visited location in the Burren after the Cliffs of Moher. It is the oldest dated megalithic monument in Ireland.
16 Οκτ 2024 · Poulnabrone dolmen is a portal tomb – i.e. large capstones that are elevated at an angle and held up by standing stones. The slab-like tabular capstone is almost four metres in length, two to three metres wide and 30 centimetres thick.
15 Ιαν 2023 · Poulnabrone Dolmen is Ireland’s oldest megalithic monument and an epic portal tomb made up of massive stones. Literally meaning “the hole of the sorrows,” Poulnabrone is set against the barren but beautiful landscape of the Burren National Park.
Poulnabrone dolmen, also known as Poll na Brón, is an ancient portal tomb located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It is believed to date back to the Neolithic period, between 4200 BC and 2900 BC.
