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Woman standing beside large stone/dolmen

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 26 older comments, and then…
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Here is a link to the previous photo I mentioned above.
  • CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY said:
    Must have used a pretty big crane to hoist that stone on top of those rocks. As for the woman, she is almost camouflaged. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolmen
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Meehambee? Not 100% sure ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meehambee_Dolmen goo.gl/maps/5vVazDiNv452 (Location) via Bradley Davis
  • O Mac said:
    The"Roman" tiled roof behind would suggest to me that it's out foreign. Maybe Brittany or some such gaulish place.
  • derangedlemur said:
    O Mac I'm not sure. It seems to have two cherries, an oak, an apple and a fairly Irish looking wall around it.

Dolman with support stones instrinsic to structure

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 7 older comments, and then…
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    Brownshill Dolmen in Co. Carlow? Google DolmenView.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Sharon Corbet Agreed! Another Mason shot from the archive, titled Browns Hill. Dolmen. County Carlow.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Earliest date 4000 BCE.
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    It's a cromlech on the 25" OSI.
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    There are a couple of sketches of the cromlech in the catalogue, one from 1788 and the other from 1903.

Dolmen or portal tomb? As we are in Wales, perhaps cromlech is best

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

  • 8 older comments, and then…
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    It may be in Wales.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Lots of trees in the background suggests East rather then West...
  • O Mac said:
    and each Midsummer's Eve, the capstone spins around three times and all the stones go to the nearby river to bathe en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Lythans_burial_chamber
  • Sharon Corbet said:
    Google Satellite view, of St. Lythan's (it's hidden behind a hedge in Streetview).
  • Niall McAuley said:
    It looks as if Sharon has it!