List of megalithic monuments in Ireland explained

This is a list of megalithic monument on the island of Ireland. Megalithic monuments are found throughout Ireland, and include burial sites (including passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens)) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows).

Photograph	Name	County	Coordinates	Type	Age
				court tomb (double)	-
			54.3422°N -5.8035°W	passage tomb^[1]	-
			51.7398°N -9.8939°W		-
			54.3748°N -5.5995°W		-
			54.896°N -7.041°W	stone circles	-
-			-		-
-			54.3288°N -5.6463°W		-
-	Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb		-		-
			54.1367°N -6.4712°W		-
			54.8417°N -5.7739°W		4000 years
			55.0016°N -6.4043°W		-
			54.2909°N -5.7263°W		-
			54.7039°N -6.9364°W	stone circles, cairns	-
-			-		-
			54.8504°N -43.28°W		-
			55.2722°N -7.1481°W		-
-			51.5801°N -8.999°W		-
			-		5000–6000 years
-			-	cairns, standing stones	-
			-	stone circles, stone rows	-
			54.0533°N -8.3778°W	passage tombs	5100–5400 years
			54.2509°N -8.5192°W	various	-
			-		-
			-		-
			-		-
			-		-
			54.748°N -6.791°W	stone circles	-
			51.8235°N -10.3136°W		-
-			55.0019°N -6.4739°W		-
	Dowth (part of Brú na Bóinne)		53.7029°N -6.4492°W		-
			51.5646°N -9.087°W		-
			54.5844°N -7.6905°W		-
-			51.8149°N -10.1581°W		3700 years
			54.2667°N -9.7833°W	various	-
-			-		-
			54.5403°N -5.95°W	passage tomb^[2]	-
			52.0044°N -9.0449°W	various	-
			54.2146°N -6.0913°W		-
			52.5143°N -8.5418°W		-
			51.7452°N -9.3707°W		-
			54.8177°N -8.4332°W
			-	wedge tomb, portal tombs, standing stones	-
			52.4031°N -7.2623°W
			54.4475°N -7.1594°W
			53.3511°N -6.3417°W
			52.0068°N -9.0245°W
			52.4317°N -7.3997°W
				various	-
	Knowth (part of Brú na Bóinne)		53.7017°N -6.4917°W		-
			52.1698°N -8.3369°W		-
			54.323°N -6.02°W		-
			53.5775°N -6.6119°W		-
			54.0133°N -6.8956°W		-
	Listoghil (part of Carrowmore)		-	-	5380–5640 years
			53.7694°N -7.1031°W	cairns	5300–5500 years
-			-	various	-
			-		5500 years
-			-		-
	Newgrange or Sí an Bhrú (part of Brú na Bóinne)		53.6944°N -6.475°W		5000 years
			53.0488°N -9.14°W		-
			-		-
-			-		-
			51.6432°N -8.8834°W		-
			53.2389°N -6.2813°W		-
	Townleyhall (part of Brú na Bóinne)		-		-
			53.25°N -41°W		-
			51.8117°N -9.6938°W		-

See also

• Irish megalithic tombs

External links

• Irish Megaliths: Field Guide & Photographs by Anthony Weir
• Megalithomania: The Home of Irish Prehistory
• Megalithic Ireland.com
• Megalithic Monuments of Ireland.com
• The Sacred Island

Notes and References

1. Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland, Her Majesty's StationeryOffice (1987), page 87
2. Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland, Her Majesty's StationeryOffice (1987), page 89