Brownshill dolmen
Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe.
- Archaeological site
- Description: dolmen in County Carlow, Ireland
- Also known as“Browneshill Dolmen”“Browneshill portal tomb”“Kernanstown Cromlech”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Carlow railway station.
St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Church is situated 1 km southeast of Brownshill dolmen.
Carlow railway station
Carlow railway station serves the town of Carlow in County Carlow. Carlow railway station is situated 3 km west of Brownshill dolmen.
Urglin Church
Urglin Church is situated 1½ km northeast of Brownshill dolmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlow and Tinryland.
Carlow
Carlow is the county town of County Carlow, some 85 km south of Dublin.
Tinryland
Tinryland is a village in County Carlow, Ireland, less than 5 km south of Carlow town. Tinryland is situated 4½ km south of Brownshill dolmen.
Killeshin
Village
Killeshin is a village in County Laois, Ireland on the R430 regional road. Killeshin is situated 8 km west of Brownshill dolmen.
Brownshill dolmen
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Latitude
52.83755° or 52° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
-6.88112° or 6° 52′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C4MR4Q9+2H
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Brownshill dolmen” goes by many names.
Brownshill trikuharriaBasque
Brownshill DolmenDutch
Dolmain Chnoc an BhrúnaighIrish
Dolmen BrownshillItalian
Дольмен БраунсхиллRussian
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