List of megalithic monuments in Ireland

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

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| Aghanaglack | Fermanagh |  | court tomb (double) | 6000-4000 years
| Annadorn Dolmen | Down | 54°20′31.75″N 5°48′12.52″W﻿ / ﻿54.3421528°N 5.8034778°W﻿ / 54.3421528; -5.8034778﻿ (Annadorn Dolmen) | passage tomb[1] | 5000-6000 years
| Ardgroom | Cork | 51°44′23.23″N 9°53′37.9″W﻿ / ﻿51.7397861°N 9.893861°W﻿ / 51.7397861; -9.893861﻿ (Ardgroom) | stone circle | 3500-2500 years
| Audleystown Court Tomb | Down | 54°22′29.13″N 5°35′58.08″W﻿ / ﻿54.3747583°N 5.5994667°W﻿ / 54.3747583; -5.5994667﻿ (Audleystown Court Tomb) | court tomb | 5900-5500 years
| Aughlish | Londonderry | 54°53′46″N 7°02′28″W﻿ / ﻿54.896°N 7.041°W﻿ / 54.896; -7.041﻿ (Aughlish) | stone circles | \-
- | Ballinran Court Tomb | Down | - | court tomb | \-
- | Ballyalton Court Tomb | Down | 54°19′44″N 5°38′47″W﻿ / ﻿54.3288°N 5.6463°W﻿ / 54.3288; -5.6463﻿ (Ballyalton Court Tomb) | court tomb | \-
- | Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb | Dublin | - | wedge tomb | \-
| Ballykeel Dolmen | Armagh | 54°08′12″N 6°28′16″W﻿ / ﻿54.136696°N 6.471204°W﻿ / 54.136696; -6.471204﻿ (Ballykeel Dolmen) | portal tomb | \-
| Ballylumford Dolmen | Antrim | 54°50′30″N 5°46′26″W﻿ / ﻿54.84167°N 5.77389°W﻿ / 54.84167; -5.77389﻿ (Ballylumford Dolmen) | portal tomb | 4000 years
| Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb | Antrim | 55°0′5.9″N 6°24′15.3″W﻿ / ﻿55.001639°N 6.404250°W﻿ / 55.001639; -6.404250﻿ (Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb) | court tomb | \-
| Ballynoe stone circle | Down | 54°17′27″N 5°43′35″W﻿ / ﻿54.290937°N 5.726292°W﻿ / 54.290937; -5.726292﻿ (Ballynoe Stone Circle) | stone circle | \-
| Beaghmore | Tyrone | 54°42′14″N 6°56′11″W﻿ / ﻿54.70389°N 6.93639°W﻿ / 54.70389; -6.93639﻿ (Beaghmore) | stone circles, cairns | \-
- | Beenalaght | Cork | - | stone row | \-
| Beltany stone circle | Donegal | 54°51.025′N 7°36.28′W﻿ / ﻿54.850417°N 7.60467°W﻿ / 54.850417; -7.60467﻿ (Beltany stone circle) | stone circle | \-
| Bocan Stone Circle | Donegal | 55°16′20″N 7°08′53″W﻿ / ﻿55.27222°N 7.14805°W﻿ / 55.27222; -7.14805﻿ (Bocan Stone Circle) | stone circle | \-
- | Bohonagh | Cork | 51°34′48″N 8°59′56″W﻿ / ﻿51.580102°N 8.998987°W﻿ / 51.580102; -8.998987﻿ (Bohonagh) | stone circle | \-
| Brownshill Dolmen | Carlow | - | portal tomb | 5000–6000 years
- | Carnfree | Roscommon | - | cairns, standing stones | \-
| Carrigagulla | Cork | - | stone circles, stone rows | \-
| Carrowkeel Tombs | Sligo | 54°03′12″N 8°22′40″W﻿ / ﻿54.05333°N 8.37778°W﻿ / 54.05333; -8.37778﻿ (Carrowkeel Tombs) | passage tombs | 5100–5400 years
| Carrowmore | Sligo | 54°15′03.08″N 8°31′09.00″W﻿ / ﻿54.2508556°N 8.5191667°W﻿ / 54.2508556; -8.5191667﻿ (Carrowmore) | various | \-
| Castlenalacht Stone Row | Cork | - | Stone row | \-
| Castlestrange stone | Roscommon | - | standing stone | \-
| Cloghanmore | Donegal | - | court tomb | \-
| Cohaw | Cavan | - | court tomb | \-
| Corick | Londonderry | 54°44′53″N 6°47′28″W﻿ / ﻿54.748°N 6.791°W﻿ / 54.748; -6.791﻿ (Corick) | stone circles | \-
| Coom Wedge Tomb | Kerry | 51°49′24.7″N 10°18′48.9″W﻿ / ﻿51.823528°N 10.313583°W﻿ / 51.823528; -10.313583﻿ (Coom) | wedge tomb | \-
- | Craigs Dolmen | Antrim | 55°00′07″N 6°28′26″W﻿ / ﻿55.00194°N 6.47389°W﻿ / 55.00194; -6.47389﻿ (Craigs Dolmen) | passage tomb | \-
| Dowth
(part of Brú na Bóinne) | Meath | 53°42′10.5″N 6°26′57″W﻿ / ﻿53.702917°N 6.44917°W﻿ / 53.702917; -6.44917﻿ (Dowth) | passage tomb | \-
| Drombeg stone circle | Cork | 51°33′52″N 9°05′13″W﻿ / ﻿51.564553°N 9.08702°W﻿ / 51.564553; -9.08702﻿ (Drombeg stone circle) | recumbent stone circle | \-
| Drumskinny | Fermanagh | 54°35′04″N 7°41′26″W﻿ / ﻿54.58443°N 7.69051°W﻿ / 54.58443; -7.69051﻿ (Drumskinny) | stone circle, cairn | 4000 years
- | Eightercua | Kerry | 51°48′54″N 10°09′29″W﻿ / ﻿51.81491°N 10.15807°W﻿ / 51.81491; -10.15807﻿ (Eightercua) | stone row | 3700 years
| Fourknocks Passage Tomb | Meath | 53°35′48″N 6°19′35″W﻿ / ﻿53.596583°N 6.326479°W﻿ / 53.596583; -6.326479﻿ (Eightercua) | passage tomb | 4750-5000 years
| Faulagh | Mayo | 54°16′00″N 9°47′00″W﻿ / ﻿54.26667°N 9.78333°W﻿ / 54.26667; -9.78333﻿ (Faulagh) | various | \-
- | Gartnanoul | Cavan | - | court tomb | \-
| Giant's Ring | Down | 54°32′25″N 5°57′0″W﻿ / ﻿54.54028°N 5.95000°W﻿ / 54.54028; -5.95000﻿ (Giant's Ring) | passage tomb[2] | \-
| Glantane East | Cork | 52°00′16″N 9°02′41″W﻿ / ﻿52.004426°N 9.04485°W﻿ / 52.004426; -9.04485﻿ (Glantane East) | various | \-
| Goward Dolmen | Down | 54°12′53″N 6°05′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.21464°N 6.09132°W﻿ / 54.21464; -6.09132﻿ (Goward Dolmen) | portal tomb | \-
| Grange stone circle | Limerick | 52°30′51.45″N 8°32′30.45″W﻿ / ﻿52.5142917°N 8.5417917°W﻿ / 52.5142917; -8.5417917﻿ (Grange stone circle) | stone circle | \-
| Kealkill stone circle | Cork | 51°44′43″N 9°22′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.7452°N 9.3707°W﻿ / 51.7452; -9.3707﻿ (Kealkill stone circle) | stone circle | \-
| Kilclooney More | Donegal | 54°49′04″N 8°25′59″W﻿ / ﻿54.817718°N 8.4331537°W﻿ / 54.817718; -8.4331537 | two portal tombs, one court tomb |
| Kilmashogue | Dublin | - | wedge tomb, portal tombs, standing stones | \-
| Kilmogue | Kilkenny | 52°24′11″N 7°15′44″W﻿ / ﻿52.403143°N 7.262261°W﻿ / 52.403143; -7.262261﻿ (Kilmogue) | portal tomb |
| Knockmany Passage Tomb | Tyrone | 54°26′51″N 7°9′34″W﻿ / ﻿54.44750°N 7.15944°W﻿ / 54.44750; -7.15944﻿ (Knockmany) | passage tomb | 5000 years
| Knockmaree Dolmen | Dublin | 53°21′4″N 6°20′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.35111°N 6.34167°W﻿ / 53.35111; -6.34167﻿ (Knockmaree) | cist |
| Knocknakilla | Cork | 52°00′24″N 9°01′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.00680°N 9.02448°W﻿ / 52.00680; -9.02448﻿ (Knocknakilla) | stone circle, standing stone |
| Knockroe Passage Tomb | Kilkenny | 52°25′54″N 7°23′59″W﻿ / ﻿52.43167°N 7.39972°W﻿ / 52.43167; -7.39972﻿ (Knockroe) | passage tomb |
| Knocknarea | Sligo | 54°15′32″N 8°34′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.25891°N 8.57463°W﻿ / 54.25891; -8.57463﻿ (Knocknarea) | various | \-
| Knowth
(part of Brú na Bóinne) | Meath | 53°42′06″N 6°29′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.70167°N 6.49167°W﻿ / 53.70167; -6.49167﻿ (Knowth) | passage tomb | 5200 years
| Labbacallee | Cork | 52°10′11″N 8°20′13″W﻿ / ﻿52.16983°N 8.33688°W﻿ / 52.16983; -8.33688﻿ (Labbacallee) | wedge tomb | \-
| Legananny Dolmen | Down | 54°19′23″N 6°01′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.323°N 6.020°W﻿ / 54.323; -6.020﻿ (Legannany Dolmen) | portal tomb | \-
| Lia Fáil | Meath | 53°34′39″N 6°36′43″W﻿ / ﻿53.57750°N 6.61194°W﻿ / 53.57750; -6.61194﻿ (Lia Fáil) | standing stone | \-
| Lisnadarragh Wedge Tomb | Monaghan | 54°0′48″N 6°53′44″W﻿ / ﻿54.01333°N 6.89556°W﻿ / 54.01333; -6.89556﻿ (Lisnadarragh) | wedge tomb | \-
| Listoghil
(part of Carrowmore) | Sligo | - | - | 5380–5640 years
| Loughcrew Cairns | Meath | 53°46′10″N 7°6′11″W﻿ / ﻿53.76944°N 7.10306°W﻿ / 53.76944; -7.10306﻿ (Loughcrew Cairns) | cairns | 5300–5500 years
- | Magh Slécht | Cavan | - | various | \-
| Meehambee Dolmen | Roscommon | - | portal tomb | 5500 years
- | Moylehid | Fermanagh | - | passage tomb, cairn | \-
| Newgrange or Sí an Bhrú
(part of Brú na Bóinne) | Meath | 53°41′39.73″N 6°28′30.11″W﻿ / ﻿53.6943694°N 6.4750306°W﻿ / 53.6943694; -6.4750306﻿ (Newgrange) | passage tomb | 5000 years
| Poulnabrone dolmen | Clare | 53°2′55.83″N 9°8′23.83″W﻿ / ﻿53.0488417°N 9.1399528°W﻿ / 53.0488417; -9.1399528﻿ (Poulnabrone dolmen) | portal tomb | \-
| Slidderyford Dolmen | Down | - | portal tomb | \-
- | Tallowroe | Galway | - | standing stone | \-
| Templebryan Stone Circle | Cork | 51°38′35″N 8°53′00″W﻿ / ﻿51.64316°N 8.88335°W﻿ / 51.64316; -8.88335﻿ (Templebryan Stone Circle) | stone circle | \-
| Tibradden | Dublin | 53°14′20.15″N 6°16′52.74″W﻿ / ﻿53.2389306°N 6.2813167°W﻿ / 53.2389306; -6.2813167﻿ (Tibradden) | passage tomb | \-
| Townleyhall
(part of Brú na Bóinne) | Louth | - | passage tomb | 5000 years
| Turoe stone | Galway | 53°15′N 8°33′W﻿ / ﻿53.250°N 8.550°W﻿ / 53.250; -8.550﻿ (Turoe stone) | standing stone | \-
| Uragh Stone Circle | Kerry | 51°48′42.23″N 9°41′37.74″W﻿ / ﻿51.8117306°N 9.6938167°W﻿ / 51.8117306; -9.6938167﻿ (Uragh Stone Circle) | stone circle | \-

## See also

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## References

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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

## External links

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* 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