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<< Our Photo Pages >> Browne’s Hill - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Carlow

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Browne’s Hill Alternative Name: Browne’s Hill Dolmen, Browne's Hill, Brownshill Dolmen
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.743 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Carlow Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Carlow
Map Ref: S7538476873
Discovery Map Number: D61
Latitude: 52.837880N  Longitude: 6.882105W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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bat400 visited on 10th Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

macd visited on 1st Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Truly megalithic! It really is a stunning monument, easy to find on the edge of Carlow town, though a little lacking in ambience.

jeffrep visited on 4th May 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Orcinus visited on 1st Jan 1991 University field trip with the late Prof Marek Zvelebil

mark_a AngieLake have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.67

Browne’s Hill
Browne’s Hill submitted by ainsloch : The immense Brownshill dolmen on a very chilly winter solstice evening (Vote or comment on this photo)
Portal Tomb in Co. Carlow. The single capstone of this partly-collapsed dolmen is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe, weighing 100 tonnes. It rests on 3 uprights 1.8 metres high, and on two prostrate boulders.

A fourth upright stands nearby and might possibly be the remains of a forecourt. The extent of the burial-chamber cannot be determined. Text by Anthony Weir.

The Journal of Antiquities includes an entry for the Brownshill Dolmen, County Carlow, Southern Ireland, which includes a photograph, an antiquarian drawing of the dolmen, directions for finding this site, a description, and a list of reference sources for more information.

The County Carlow Tourism website also includes an entry for the Brownshill Dolmen.

Note: The immense Brownshill dolmen on a very chilly winter solstice evening
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Browne’s Hill submitted by KenWilliams : A faux infra-red photo taken on a fine but cold day, 7th October 2005. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by AngieLake : Browneshill Dolmen photographed in July 1999. This huge capstone is the heaviest in Europe, weighing about 150 tons according to the site noticeboard. The brown heritage noticeboard at the layby next to the R726 (find it on the right opposite a garage, about 2 miles outside Carlow going east) has the Irish name too: 'Dolman Chnoc an Bhrunaigh' and the English 'Brownshill Dolmen' underneath. (Th... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Bladup : Browne’s Hill. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by karolus : Browne's Hill humungous capstone, looks like a manta ray from the back (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by karolus : Browne's Hill in 2023

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Orcinus : Browne's Hill Dolmen 1991 during Sheffield University survey of the River Barrow, Carlow

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Bladup : Browne’s Hill.

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Browne’s Hill submitted by AngieLake : The rear view of Brownshill Dolmen, or Browne's Hill dolmen, or Browneshill dolmen (take your pick!) showing its truly enormous bulk. Those ancient Carlow guys must have been pretty strong! [Apologies for the quality again - another photocopy of Lyn Taylor's photo in 1999.]

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Browne’s Hill submitted by AngieLake : Another 1999 shot of Browneshill Dolmen, this time with children playing under the huge capstone. (1 comment)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by karolus : Browne's Hill in 2023

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Orcinus : 1991 university field trip to Carlow with the late Prof Marek Zvelebil

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Flickr : doldrums carlow Image copyright: tombreen70 (tom breen), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Browne’s Hill submitted by durhamnature : Old photos from Kildare Archaeologists Society via archive.org

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Browne’s Hill submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Wakeman's Handbook, via archive.org

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Browne’s Hill submitted by jeffrep : Browne's Hill Dolmen, County Carlow, Ireland.

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Browne’s Hill submitted by AngieLake : When we visited in 1999 I recorded this side as being 'east'. Looking at this now reminds me of the curving forecourt layout in front of some tombs (Pentre Ifan springs to mind). However, a quick dowse showed me that the ritual entrance was north. Though I visited again in 2001 I didn't have the heart to photograph or re-dowse it, as it was the day after 9/11, and I remember sitting on the bench t...

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Browne’s Hill submitted by AngieLake : Despite being a tough man, Seamus was still unable to lift the huge capstone of Brownshill Dolmen! For size comparison, he's about 5ft 7ins. (1 comment)

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Browne’s Hill submitted by karolus : Browne's Hill in 2023

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Browne’s Hill submitted by macd : Sign at Browne's Hill

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Orcinus : 1991- Go Susan!

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Browne’s Hill submitted by Bladup : Browne’s Hill.

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Browne’s Hill submitted by pasckal : Personal view of the megalith

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Browne’s Hill submitted by jeffrep : Browne's Hill Dolmen, County Carlow, Ireland.

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Browne’s Hill submitted by jeffrep : Capstone Leaning on Gate Stone and Two Portal Stones, Browne's Hill Dolmen, County Carlow, Ireland.

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Re: Browne’s Hill by ModernExplorers on Thursday, 19 December 2019
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We filmed here in 2019 if you would like to see some footage of the site

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Re: Browne’s Hill by Andy B on Monday, 07 May 2018
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The on-site plaque reckons it weighs 150 tons!

http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/Images/countries/Irish%20pic/brownshill%20sign.jpg
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Re: Browne’s Hill by Andy B on Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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National Monuments Service:
Class Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Townland KERNANSTOWN
SMR No. CW007-010----
Description Known as Brownshill. Very large capstone (4.7m x 6.1m x 2m) rests on two portal stones, door stone and prostrate slab. Side stones missing. Single orthostat flanks N portal stone, possibly remains of facade, but no visible trace of cairn or mound. According to Borlase (1897, 398), one of three 'dolmens' in this townland (see also CW007-011---- and CW007-012----). Chamber faces E. (Ó Nualláin 1983, 91) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
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Re: Browne’s Hill by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 02 February 2016
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Street View

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Re: Browne’s Hill by Martin_L on Tuesday, 02 February 2016
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The site seems to be located ~3km West of the position currently given. According to google maps aerial view the position is: 52.837476, -6.881100 [Corrected]
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