Poulnabrone Dolmen, the Burren, County Clare, in the Spring

The Beauty of the Burren

ByJody Halsted Posted:August 18, 2011October 25, 2024 Updated:October 25, 2024

There is just something other-worldly about seeing megalithic tombs up close. Poulnabrone Dolmon, in the Burren, predates the Egyptian pyramids. The top stone is about 6 feet off the ground and just over 30 feet long- it's big! Around this area of the Burren you will find approximately 70 other tombs.

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This post is part of Photo Friday hosted by Delicious Baby.

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Sonja says:

August 19, 2011 at 11:19 pm

I would never have guessed it’s a tomb. Were the bodies just put inside the stones or buried beneath them?

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1. Jody Halsted says:
  
  August 20, 2011 at 11:18 am
  
  The bodies were buried beneath, but they say it was just the bones, so the flesh had been removed or decomposed before the bodies were placed in the dolmon.
  
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Anne Patrone says:

August 19, 2011 at 8:24 am

Hard to believe amazing sites exist like this in nature. Great photo.

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walkingontravels says:

August 18, 2011 at 11:43 pm

I mean I know they have logically figured out how these were done, but come on! That is pretty darn incredible. Those rocks are huge!

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Jessica says:

August 18, 2011 at 11:14 pm

Those are awesome! I love the angle that you captured.

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