Alignments Avebury Beehive huts Boyne Valley complex Burren Caer Camel Carrowkeel Carrowmore Craggaunowen Devil's Arrows Dingle Dolmens Dublin Five Fingers Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Tor Glendalough Haroldstown dolmen Hill of Tara Kerzerho Kilmalkedar Knocknarea Knowth Lough Crew Lough Gur Mané Kerioned Menec Newgrange Passage tombs Piper's Stones Poulnabrone Rollright Stones Severn Bridge Silbury Hill Skelligs St. Ives St. Pierre Standing stones Stone circles Stonehenge Table des Marchands Tintagel Trethevy Quoit Wedge tombs Wells Cathedral
Tag Archives: Newgrange
What is a passage tomb?
These Neolithic monuments are usually a large mound of earth with a stone passage extending into the middle of the mound to a central chamber where there might be side-chambers. The central chamber was often found to have contained the … Continue reading
1990-4
The next day, we drove back across South Wales to catch the ferry for Ireland. But instead we were detained and questioned for 8 hours, missed the ferry, and spent an extra night in Wales, thanks to that blurry photo … Continue reading
Posted in 1990
Tagged Boyne Valley complex, Carreg Coetan Arthur, Dolmens, Lough Crew, Newgrange, Passage tombs, Pentre Ifan, Severn Bridge, St Davids, Stonehenge
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1992
We started out heading south to have a look around Waterford and Wexford, with a quick stop at Jerpoint Abbey on the way. There aren’t a lot of megaliths down there, but we saw some nice ones. Harristown passage tomb … Continue reading
Posted in 1992
Tagged Ballynageragh dolmen, Bohonaugh stone circle and dolmen, Boyne Valley complex, Castle Haven, Dingle, Dolmens, Dowth, Drishane, Dublin, Five Fingers, Gaulstown dolmen, Harristown passage tomb, Jerpoint Abbey, Kilbride church, Knockeen dolmen, Knowth, Matthewstown wedge tomb, Newgrange, Passage tombs, Reenascreena stone circle, Standing stones, Stone circles, Wedge tombs
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1990
This trip north into County Meath was my first adventure with Carole and Fidelma. We’d been working together for a couple weeks and I’d realized if I didn’t plan activities for the weekend, I would be very lonely during this … Continue reading
Posted in 1990
Tagged Boyne Valley complex, Dowth, Hill of Tara, Knowth, Mithras, Monasterboice, Newgrange, Passage tombs, Standing stones, Stonehenge
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1993
This was it. This was a big deal. I was going to Carnac. I was going to see those alignments I’d read about in Mary Stewart’s books. The plan was to spend a few days in Dublin to see friends, … Continue reading
Tagged Alignments, Altar wedge tomb, Carnac, Dolmens, Dublin, Five Fingers, Gavrinis, Kercado, Kermario, Le Grand Menhir Brisé, Menec, Menhir de Champ Dolent, Mont St. Michel, Newgrange, Passage tombs, Petit Kermario, Proleek, Quiberon, St. Pierre, Standing stones, Table des Marchands, Three Castle Head, Tintagel, Toulvern
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1995
Both these trips were such a big deal for me. Well, they’re all a big deal, but both were so special. In March my very good pal and Olwen and I planned an ambitious itinerary that took us to see … Continue reading
Posted in 1995
Tagged Devil's Arrows, Haworth, Newgrange, Rollright Stones, Standing stones
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1991
In May I returned to Ireland. The trip began appropriately enough with Customs drama at the airport. But nothing could rain on my parade! Carole and Fidelma were there waiting for me. And after minimal fuss, all was well. I … Continue reading
Posted in 1991
Tagged Ballybrack, Beehive huts, Brown's Hill dolmen, Burren, Carrowkeel, Carrowmore, Court cairns, Creevykeel, Dingle, Drombeg, Drumanone, Dublin, Flaskagh More, Fungi, Kilmogue, Kiltiernan, Knocknarea, Labbacallee, Lough Gur, Maeve's Tomb, Newgrange, Poulnabrone, Ross Abbey, Skelligs, Yeats
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