All archaeological remains in Ireland are under state care and most can be easily visited, including those on private land. Please take care to close gates, not to disturb farm animals and to respect the landowner's property. A good detailed map, a pair of stout shoes or boots, and occasionally a torch will be useful, especially for the more remote examples. Once you are in the area ask the locals for directions. They will tell you exactly where to find the monuments - and a lot more besides.
There are vast numbers of ancient monuments including dolmens, Crannogs, Forts, Barrows, Clochans, Tumui, Cairns, Passage Graves, Stone Circles, Round Towers and High Crosses. It is well worth visiting at least some of these, as they reveal much about how people have lived in Ireland over the last 5,000 years. This site contains definitions, pictures and locations of Dolmen , Barrows , Raths (forts), Glochans , Mottes , Passage Graves , Pillar Stones , Round Towers , Southerrains , High Crosses and Stone Circles
This site was nominated as a link By the BBC News Online Network, it's site was reporting on the Discovery of a Prehistoric Map of the Moon discovered at Knowth Passage Grave Co Meath
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Henry Kirwan is a member of The Stone Circle Webring |
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