Neolithic 4000BC > 2500BC

This was the period of the arrival of farming (cattle. sheep, wheat, barlay). Our greatest burial tombs with their swirling art and astronomical alignments were constructed during this era and are ranked amongst the finest structures in the world for their engineering skillfulness.
Monuments during this period – Passage Tombs, Court Tombs, Portal Tombs & Wedge Tombs.

The Ceide Fields, Ballycastle. County Mayo c.3000BC

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The oldest field system in the World In the 1930s, a local schoolmaster, Patrick Caulfield from Belderrig, noticed piles of symmetrical stones when he was cutting turf in the 1930s. It dawned on [...]

The Ceide Fields, Ballycastle. County Mayo c.3000BC2023-06-24T15:56:39+00:00

Lambay Island – off North County Dublin

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Lambs, Ancient Axes & Wallabies Lambay Island lies just 4km off the north County Dublin coast and is the easternmost point of Ireland. This has been a unique production site for axes from [...]

Lambay Island – off North County Dublin2024-03-09T19:13:14+00:00

Ballybrack Dolmen, Ballybrack. County Dublin 2500BC 

2023-10-07T09:32:18+00:00

 4500-year-old tomb in a housing estate Many ancient monuments have survived for 2 main reasons. The first is because the sheer weight of the stones has stopped people from removing them, and [...]

Ballybrack Dolmen, Ballybrack. County Dublin 2500BC 2023-10-07T09:32:18+00:00

The Kilternan Dolmen, Kilternan. County Dublin c.2500BC 

2023-05-09T06:02:44+00:00

Ireland's 2nd heaviest capstone The Kilternan Dolmen is believed to have the 2nd heaviest capstone in Ireland (next to The Brownshill Dolmen in Carlow). It has been estimated to weigh approximately 80 tonnes [...]

The Kilternan Dolmen, Kilternan. County Dublin c.2500BC 2023-05-09T06:02:44+00:00
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