Brownshill dolmen

Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of , in , . Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: dolmen in County Carlow, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Browneshill Dolmen”, “Browneshill portal tomb”, “Brownshill Dolmen”, and “Kernanstown Cromlech”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mary’s Church and Carlow railway station.

Church
Photo: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southeast of Brownshill dolmen.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in . is situated 3 km west of Brownshill dolmen.

Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ km northeast of Brownshill dolmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carlow and Tinryland.

Photo: IrishFireside, CC BY 2.0.
is the county town of , some 85 km south of Dublin.

Village
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , less than 5 km south of town. is situated 4½ km south of Brownshill dolmen.

Village
is a village in , on the R430 regional road. is situated 8 km west of Brownshill dolmen.

Brownshill dolmen

Latitude
52.83755° or 52° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-6.88112° or 6° 52′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C4MR4Q9+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1211210182
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q33313
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Russian—“Brownshill dolmen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Brownshill trikuharria”
  • Dutch: “Brownshill Dolmen”
  • French: “dolmen de Brownshill”
  • French: “Dolmen de Brownshill”
  • German: “Browneshill-Dolmen”
  • Irish: “Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh”
  • Italian: “Dolmen Brownshill”
  • Russian: “Дольмен Браунсхилл”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Palatine GAA Club, Bennekerry and Saint Mary’s Graveyard.

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