The Portal Tomb
The Portal Tomb is in County Clare, Munster. The Portal Tomb is situated nearby to Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, as well as near Caherconnell Stone Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poulnabrone Portal Tomb and Caherconnell Stone Fort.
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
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Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. 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.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
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Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen. Caherconnell Stone Fort is situated 750 metres south of The Portal Tomb.
Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb
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The Gleninsheen wedge tombs are two prehistoric wedge tombs located in the north central area of the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Both are aligned east-west, and there is evidence of contemporary etchings on some of the stone. Gleninsheen Wedge Tomb is situated 2 km north of The Portal Tomb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carran and Noughaval.
Carran
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carran, also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carran is situated 4½ km east of The Portal Tomb.
Noughaval
Hamlet
Noughaval is a small village in the townland with the same name in County Clare, Ireland. It is said to be the site where St. Mogua founded a monastery. Noughaval is situated 4½ km southwest of The Portal Tomb.
Burren
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burren is a large area of northern County Clare, in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.
The Portal Tomb
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04814° or 53° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-9.13974° or 9° 8′ 23″ westOpen location code
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