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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.
16 Οκτ 2024 · The Burren’s Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of the Wild Atlantic Way’s archaeological treasures, dating between 4,200 – 2,900 BC. Located within the Burren National Park in County Clare, Poulnabrone is a portal tomb that was used as a burial site (more on the discoveries made during the excavations in 1986 and 1988 below!).
It is the oldest dated megalithic monument in 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".
13 Απρ 2017 · This particular Dolmen, or more correctly, Portal Tomb is situated in the centre of a low round cairn and is one of the most photographed megalithic monuments in Ireland. It is also one of the most visited with tour buses arriving regularly all year round.
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.
Features: Poulnabrone is probably one of the most photographed ancient monuments in Ireland. It rises prominently above the limestone pavement of clints (blocks) and grykes (crevices) resulting from eons of water erosion through the limestone.
