Megalithic

These ancient arrangements of stones, found all over Ireland, date back thousands of years and are believed to have had religious or ceremonial significance.

Many are located in out of the way and very beautiful locations and there are often other megalithic remains in the same area.

These distinctive structures,created between 3000 BC and 2000 BC mark burial places in a very distinctive way. They are common in Ireland and easily found in many parts of the country.

Mostly they comprise three standing stones which hold a larger capstone on top and the largest are really vast with capstones commonly weighing over 80 ton.