Poulnabrone dolmen
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Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic monument
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archaeological site ⓘ megalithic tomb ⓘ portal tomb ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| associatedFinds |
beads
ⓘ
bone pendants ⓘ polished stone axe ⓘ pottery sherds ⓘ quartz crystals ⓘ |
| capstoneLength | approximately 3.5 metres ⓘ |
| capstoneWeight | several tonnes ⓘ |
| capstoneWidth | approximately 2 metres ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | circa 3200 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | circa 3800 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Anne Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| function |
collective burial site
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
backstone
ⓘ
capstone ⓘ side stones ⓘ two portal stones ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Recorded Monument ⓘ |
| humanRemainsPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Clare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Burren NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ballyvaughan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corofin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | karst limestone pavement ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic silhouette
ⓘ
one of the most photographed megalithic monuments in Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfHumanRemainsFound | over 30 individuals ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| reasonForExcavation | stability problems with a portal stone ⓘ |
| region | Province of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | open karst landscape ⓘ |
| touristStatus | major visitor attraction in the Burren ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Bronze Age ⓘ |
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