... on Mahee Island in Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish: Loch Cuan, Contae an Dúin, Éire). This is said to have been ... The remains on the site include three concentric dry stone enclosures. The central enclosure has the remains of a round tower, a ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 7 2021 - 12:52pm
... the crowds who had gathered in and around the bardic circle of the importance of recognising Cornwall as a distinct part of Great ...
Kernow Matters to Us - Sep 6 2017 - 5:39pm
... has a number of sites of pre-historic interest including the Stone of Morphie standing stone to the north from the town. The town itself is on the site of an earlier ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 26 2021 - 10:58am
Douglas MacQueen's blog A large Pictish stone carving has been uncovered during a road building project in Pertnshire ... Heritage Trust and Culture Perth & Kinross to inspect the stone and the site of its discovery. The stone was identified by Mark Hall, of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 31 2017 - 6:30pm
... Around the Celtic world there are many cairns, stone circles, standing stones and carvings in rock from times of prehistory. ... meaning to there creators. It was a tradition of carving in stone that continued through the centuries into the middle ages. Such stones ...
Mair Williams - Dec 7 2016 - 12:53pm - 0 comments
Ballafayle Cairn is a Neolithic (Stone Age) Burial site. The Neolithic Period sometimes referred to as the New Stone Age began around 4000 BC - 3000 BC and ended around 2000 BC - 1500 BC. ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Oct 31 2022 - 11:38am
... most significant archaeological landscapes. Standing stones, stone circles, remarkable carved rock art, cairns, castles and forts, all ... remain a mystery. Around the Celtic world there are many stone monuments and carvings in rock made by people from prehistoric times. ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 21 2019 - 8:32pm
... passing has come as an enormous shock to his family and wide circle of friends in the Cornish cultural movement and we take a moment to ...
Kernow Matters to Us - May 14 2021 - 3:03pm
... site dating to 3000BC and before. It is the most extensive Stone Age monument in the world with dwelling houses, tombs and stone walled ... Baile an Chaisil) on the R314 in the north of County Mayo, Ireland (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, Éire). This is an extremely important ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 4 2021 - 4:48pm
Ireland's Skellig Islands (Irish: Na Scealaga), are two small spectacular ... they did not play a part in the mythology of pre-Christian Ireland. Although there is no record of the islands being inhabited prior to ... sea level the site is reached by a climb of over six hundred stone steps. Each step carved by hand from the solid rock. The determination to ...
Ciaran De Búrca - Apr 24 2021 - 1:48pm - 0 comments