http://www.megalithomania.com Ireland's most popular megalithic website en-gb megalithomania@megalithomania.com http://backend.userland.com/rss 600 http://www.megalithomania.com/graphics/rss_logo.gif http://www.megalithomania.com 144 30 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1074Another site that it's hard to believe I first visited nearly 6 years ago. The short, stumpy form of this round tower is still a surprise, but its high location makes it visible from a long way away. ...<br><br>(4 Images Added)VisitMon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2101This site is in a field at the end of a small road. I had expected it to be visible from the road, but it isn't. Like seemingly many old Christian sites it is located on a slope overlooking a bay. To ...<br><br>(7 Images Added)VisitMon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2100This is one of those sad portal tombs where every stone is present, but not necessarily in the right place. Unfortunately the capstone has slipped from the top of the monument. I was told that it was ...<br><br>(4 Images Added)VisitMon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2099The is the better known and more visited tomb in this area. It is fairly easy to access from the driveway of the farmhouse that stands next to it.

The stones forming the gallery are huge: the jambs ...<br><br>(12 Images Added)VisitSun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2098I had left my GPS at the car, so I struggled when looking for this site and I'm not entirely sure that I found it. There is so much land-slippage on these slopes that the site could either be covered ...<br><br>(3 Images Added)VisitSun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2097Reaching this site is not easy as it involves a long walk followed by a steep descent to reach it. Obviously, getting home again involves a steep climb followed by a long walk! There is a track halfwa ...<br><br>(8 Images Added)VisitSun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2096Quite stupidly I had left my GPS on the car roof when I set off to reach this site. It's a 4 km walk from where I had parked, so I wasn't going to go back for it! So, the grid ref for this site is tak ...<br><br>(11 Images Added)VisitSun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2095I came here looking for a standing stone and found [i]the remains of a mass rock[/i]. The standing stone is no more, but this site is quite interesting: was the standing stone destroyed to make this? ...<br><br>(4 Images Added)VisitSat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1064I stopped here primarily to look around and take some photos. It's a spooky place when you put yourself in the right frame of mind. There is a large sign at the car park with some interesting informat ...<br><br>(3 Images Added)VisitSat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2094The last time that I'd looked for this site I was about 200m out and totally failed to locate it. Obviously, this time I had a bit more luck.

The gallery is well preserved and formed of large stone ...<br><br>(11 Images Added)VisitSat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2093From the description I'd read of this I was looking out for a ringfort or a cashel, so I drove past the site a few times before stopping to take a look. The hillside is boggy and peat covered here and ...<br><br>(1 Image Added)VisitSat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2092The State Monuments Register lists this as a 'Megalithic Structure' and a cist. After finding the remains I wouldn't know how to classify it either, so I gone with the cist and cairn rubble to call it ...<br><br>(6 Images Added)VisitSat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1066As I know where this one is I decided to make this my first stop on this long weekend stay on Achill. I had hoped for some clear views, but it was a hazy day and I couldn't really see off the hillside ...<br><br>(10 Images Added)VisitMon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2091Spotting this stone is rather tricky. It is stood up on one side against an old, grassy field ditch under some trees and is covered in moss giving it perfect camouflage.

There are two well-formed b ...<br><br>(3 Images Added)VisitMon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2090This bullaun stone stands in a most idyllic location, but it's a bit muddy to reach. It stands between two branches of a stream in a copse of deciduous trees. The streambed is gravel making the waters ...<br><br>(10 Images Added)VisitMon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/2089The first time I tried to visit this site there was a very large bull in the field who was rather protective of the cows he was sharing it with. This time the field was empty, so I could look for the ...<br><br>(4 Images Added)VisitSun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1146I'm not going to make an entry against each monument I took my mum to today. The pleasure of walking and talking to my mum was the reason for this visit. With her living in Spain I don't see enough of ...<br><br>(12 Images Added)VisitSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1500I love this place. It ranks amongst my favourite places to simply stop and [i]be[/i]. On a clear day I can sit at the east side of the enclosure and look out towards the Wicklow Mountains for ages. It ...<br><br>(4 Images Added)VisitSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/104Finally. Finally I was able to get to this magnificent stone. From the road it looks as if it is around 1.5m tall, but it's actually in excess of 2m. I had also imagined that it was round in cross sec ...<br><br>(6 Images Added)VisitSun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1657The gate looked a bit more solid and the bull sign had gone, so I took the opportunity to pay a proper visit to this dark site. There is a stone inside that is inscribed with the details of a group of ...<br><br>(6 Images Added)Visit