Poulnabrone Dolmen
Summary
Poulnabrone dolmen
is a portal tomb located in Co. Clare. It is one of the most famous
dolmens in Ireland. The large capstone rises up from the limestone
bedrock of the Burren, supported by two portal stones that are 1.8 meters
high. The people that were buried in Poulnabrone dolmen were Neolithic
farmers. The radiocarbon dates from the bones produced an age of
3800 to 3200 B.C. The name Poulnabrone literally means 'The hole
of the sorrows'. Excavations done in 1986 and 1988 by Ann Lynch produced
many interesting finds, in addition to replacing two of the broken orthistat
stones. This assures that Poulnabrone will remain a dominant part
of the Irish landscape for many years to come.
A More In Depth Description of Poulnabrone
Previous Archaeological Research Conducted
Nature of Archaeological Remains