Poulnabrone Portal Tomb

Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in , , . Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 3800 and 3200 BC.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Dolmen (burial chamber) in County Clare, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Poulnabrone dolmen”, “Poulnabronedyssen”, and “Půlnabronský dolmen”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Caherconnell Stone Fort and Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved…

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The Gleninsheen wedge tombs are two prehistoric wedge…

Archaeological site
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is a prehistoric burial cairn located in area of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carran and Noughaval.

Hamlet
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, also Carron, is a small village in , Ireland. is situated 4½ km east of Poulnabrone Portal Tomb.

Hamlet
is a small village in the townland with the same name in , . is situated 4½ km southwest of Poulnabrone Portal Tomb.

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The is a large area of northern …

Poulnabrone Portal Tomb

Latitude
53.0487° or 53° 2′ 55″ north
Longitude
-9.14004° or 9° 8′ 24″ west
Elevation
142 metres (466 feet)
Open location code
9C5G2VX5+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1133813321
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11669723
Wiki­data ID
Q153645
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Poulnabrone Portal Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Poulnabrone trikuharria”
  • Catalan: “dolmen de Poulnabrone”
  • Catalan: “Dolmen de Poulnabrone”
  • Danish: “Poulnabrone Dolmen”
  • Dutch: “Poulnabrone Dolmen”
  • Dutch: “Poulnabrone”
  • Esperanto: “Dolmeno Poll na Brón”
  • French: “dolmen de Poulnabrone”
  • French: “Dolmen de Poulnabrone”
  • German: “Poulnabrone-Dolmen”
  • Irish: “Poll na Brón”
  • Irish: “Poll na mBrón”
  • Italian: “dolmen di Poulnabrone”
  • Italian: “Dolmen di Poulnabrone”
  • Japanese: “プルナブロン・ドルメン”
  • Kölsch: “Poulnabrone Dolmen”
  • Korean: “풀나브론 고인돌”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Poulnabrone Dolmen”
  • Norwegian: “Poulnabrone Dolmen”
  • Polish: “Poulnabrone”
  • Portuguese: “Dólmen de Poulnabrone”
  • Romanian: “Poulnabrone dolmen”
  • Russian: “Дольмен Полнаброн”
  • Russian: “Пулнаброн”
  • Slovenian: “Poulnabrone dolmen”
  • Slovenian: “Poulnabronski dolmen”
  • Spanish: “Poulnabrone”
  • Thai: “พูลนาบรอน ดอลเมน”
  • Ukrainian: “Дольмен Пол-на-мрон”
  • Ukrainian: “Дольмен Пулнаброн”
  • Yue Chinese: “保納布隆石墓”
  • “Poulnabrone”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Caherconnell and Cahermacnaghten.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fire Pit and Glensaleade Castle.

County Clare: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Ennis and Burren.

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