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- Kilclooney More II, Co. Donegal | Megalithic Portal
Kilclooney More II submitted by Sunny100 : The Kilclooney More II portal dolmen tomb near Ardara dates from the Neolithic Age 2,000-3,000 BC It's giant 14 foot capstone is supported by two 1 8 metre high up-rights
- Kilclooney More - Wikipedia
One of the most striking Neolithic monuments in Donegal is the portal tomb at Kilclooney More, near Ardara Its 4 2- metre long 'birdlike' capstone is only one of the unusual features of this magnificent structure
- The Kilclooney dolmens - carrowkeel. com
This very impressive portal dolmen is located up the boggy fields behind the church in the small village of Kilclooney, north of Ardara in County Donegal It is easy to find: there is a track that leads up the bog from the left side of the church
- The Megalithic Tombs of Ireland - Expedition Magazine
At Kilclooney More, in the same county, a diminutive Portal-tomb stands within the body of the cairn behind the massive terminal chamber, and a somewhat similar arrangement of chambers is present at Ballyrennan, Co Tyrone
- Kilclooney More Portal Tombs, Donegal - megalithicireland. com
At Kilclooney More there are a number of megalithic sites, including three portal tombs and the remains of a court tomb This is the better known and larger of the portal tombs and has a capstone some 6 metres long and as with most portal tombs seems to change form as you move around it
- Megalithic tomb - portal tomb, Kilclooney More, Co. Donegal
In the boglands of County Donegal, 2 6 kilometres northeast of Loughros More Bay, stands an unusual double portal tomb that offers a fascinating glimpse into Ireland’s Neolithic past
- Kilclooney Dolmen - Voices from the Dawn
It was the immense size of the megalith’s capstone that so astonished Baillie in 1900, and continues to impress visitors to the site today It stretches some 4 2 m (13 8 ft) in length and is 3 7 m (12 ft) wide at its front It is nearly a meter (3 3 ft) thick in places
- Kilclooney Dolmen - We Love Donegal
KILCLOONEY DOLMEN The dolmen at Kilclooney in County Donegal, which dates from circa 3500 BC, is a very fine example of a dolmen, or portal tomb and is thought to be one of the best, if not the best, in Ireland (A dolment, also called a portal tomb megalithic buriel chamber)
- Kilclooney More (Portal Tomb) — The Modern Antiquarian
Kilclooney Portal Tomb was clearly visible in silhouette on higher ground in front of us It is a spectacular site – as described in the Dolmen Eco Centre notes the two tombs sit within a large, though incomplete, rectangular cairn enclosure
- Kilclooney More Explained
The smaller portal tomb of Kilclooney More is located west of the R261, in a shallow basin north of the Abberachrin River The eastern portal stone is missing but otherwise the tomb is well preserved
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