Brownshill Dolmen
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Brownshill Dolmen is a massive prehistoric portal tomb in Ireland, renowned for having one of the largest capstones of any megalithic monument in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brownshill Dolmen canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megalithic monument
ⓘ
portal tomb ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brownshill Portal Tomb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kernanstown Cromlech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capstoneType | granite ⓘ |
| capstoneWeight | over 100 tonnes ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neolithic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromDublin | about 80 km southwest ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| estimatedDate |
Neolithic period
ⓘ
c. 4000–3000 BC ⓘ |
| function |
burial site
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath from roadside ⓘ |
| hasCapstone | one of the largest in Europe ⓘ |
| hasCarPark | yes ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | single chamber ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
burial chamber
ⓘ
doorstone ⓘ sloping capstone ⓘ two portal stones ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east-facing entrance ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingLandUse | farmland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | Irish portal tomb architecture ⓘ |
| isInList | Record of Monuments and Places (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Carlow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Carlow town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hacketstown Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
granite
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nationalMonumentNumber | 74 ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | State-owned ⓘ |
| region | southeast Ireland ⓘ |
| significance |
among the largest capstones of any megalithic monument in Europe
ⓘ
largest portal dolmen capstone in Ireland ⓘ |
| structureType | dolmen ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | not inscribed ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.