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An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

Anthony Murphy shares some beautiful photographs of the light beam in the chamber of the 5,200-year-old Newgrange monument.

An intimate portrait of the chamber of Newgrange

Anthony Murphy shares some beautiful photographs of the light beam in the chamber of the 5,200-year-old Newgrange monument.

Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in your back garden, maybe your house is built on one!

Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in...

In 2018, a passage-tomb was found under Dowth Hall at Brú na Bóinne. This shouldn't have been a major shock as the house already had two passage-tombs in its back...

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Dowth Hall: When there are two passage-tombs in...

In 2018, a passage-tomb was found under Dowth Hall at Brú na Bóinne. This shouldn't have been a major shock as the house already had two passage-tombs in its back...

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The Newgrange folly - made from Newgrange stone, but for what purpose?

The Newgrange folly - made from Newgrange stone...

I recently shared two photos of the interior of a stone building and asked if any of you knew what it was. There were lots of good guesses, and a...

The Newgrange folly - made from Newgrange stone...

I recently shared two photos of the interior of a stone building and asked if any of you knew what it was. There were lots of good guesses, and a...

Drombeg Stone Circle in Co. Cork

Drombeg Stone Circle in Co. Cork

Drombeg Stone Circle, located not far from the village of Rosscarbery in County Cork, is probably the best-known of the Cork-Kerry group of so-called Recumbent Stone Circles, and has one of the...

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Drombeg Stone Circle in Co. Cork

Drombeg Stone Circle, located not far from the village of Rosscarbery in County Cork, is probably the best-known of the Cork-Kerry group of so-called Recumbent Stone Circles, and has one of the...

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The changing appearance of Tomb 51 - Listoghil - at Carrowmore

The changing appearance of Tomb 51 - Listoghil ...

Tomb 51 at the Carrowmore megalithic cemetery in Co. Sligo, known as Listoghil, was extensively reconstructed after excavations. It looks a LOT different these days, as shown in these aerial/satellite...

The changing appearance of Tomb 51 - Listoghil ...

Tomb 51 at the Carrowmore megalithic cemetery in Co. Sligo, known as Listoghil, was extensively reconstructed after excavations. It looks a LOT different these days, as shown in these aerial/satellite...

Old aerial photographs of the Fourknocks monument complex

Old aerial photographs of the Fourknocks monume...

Leo Swan was a very well-known Irish archaeologist who was one of the pioneers of aerial remote sensing. Long before the era of drones, Leo made many flights as a...

Old aerial photographs of the Fourknocks monume...

Leo Swan was a very well-known Irish archaeologist who was one of the pioneers of aerial remote sensing. Long before the era of drones, Leo made many flights as a...