Archaeology Ireland

Ancient Megalithic Tombs

What were megalithic tombs?
Burial Places
Places of ceremony
Places of worship
Megalithic means
Large Stone
Construction

When were they built?

The Neolithic period in Ireland lasted from
about 4000 2000 B.C.
During the Neolithic (New Stone Age)
period in Ireland, there were many types of
Megalithic tombs constructed.

A Passage Tomb Newgrange,
Co.Meath
Neolithic Art What do you think it
symbolises?
Inside the Tomb
The Winter Solstice
Wedge Tomb Kenmare, Co.Kerry
Court Tombs
Court Tomb Co.Sligo
Portal Dolmen Poulnabrone, The
Burren, Co.Clare
The Burren Karst Landscape
Notice the Grikes
and Clints

You will be reconstructing
Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen out of
clay!