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Poulnabrone Dolmen, Ancient Irish Stone Structure

by stuart747
published on Oct 19, 2009

Located on the karstic limestone pavement of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, East of the Ballyvaughan in a field next along Corrofin Road, There are over seventy megalithic tombs in The Burren area ,The Poulnabrone Dolmen is the most well known and most easily accessible. During excavations in 1968 found to contain the remains of between 16 - 22 adults and six juveniles, including a newborn baby, Belived to be dating back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900 BC, The remarkable image of the sun setting through the Dolmen is one of those most commonly associated with the area,

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