Here are some pretty awesome ancient locations
Northern Ireland's UNESCO World Heritage Site The Giant’s Causeway is a unique geological wonder that was formed 60 million years ago and covers 200 acres. It is made up of 40,000 hexagonal-shaped basalt [...]
Hike like the ancients The Clew Bay Archaeological Trail is a spectacular heritage trail around the base of Croagh Patrick. It has been divided into 4 stages that cover 6000 years of human [...]
Huge passage tomb on top of the Wicklow mountains This large passage tomb sits at 1700 feet above sea level high up in the Wicklow Mountains. It measures 75 feet in diameter, is [...]
Dark Sky Ancient Fort Staigue Fort is located in a hidden mountain valley near the village of Sneem on the Ring of Kerry and its name in Irish translates to the ‘fort of [...]
Amazing World Heritage Site & Luke Skywalkers Kerry getaway Skellig Michael Island is one of Ireland's 3 World Heritage Sites. It is located can be found 13 km off the Kerry coastline. It [...]
Mythological ancient caves The limestone caves of Kesh can be reached by a 200m ascent up a steep grassy slope on the side of a mountain near Ballymote in County Sligo. There [...]
A picture-perfect dolmen The Poulnabrone Dolmen is located in a dramatic and sparsely populated area known as 'The Burren'. This is a classic example of a portal tomb with the taller portal stones [...]
Ireland's best-kept archaeological secret The Loughcrew passage tomb dates back to 3200 BC and is not only 500 years older than Newgrange but is also located 800 feet above sea level. It has [...]
A tomb with a view Fairy Castle is located at an altitude of 1,740 feet at the highest point of 2 Rock Mountain in County Dublin. This mountain takes its name from the [...]
Ireland's most famous monastic site Glendalough is Ireland's most famous and beautiful monastic site. It can be found deep in the Wicklow Mountains in a glaciated valley containing 2 lakes. The 'monastic city' [...]