Megalithic Portal: Latest from Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Dunnaman

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:58:06 GMT

]]>. Court Tomb in Co. Down

The Longstone (Co. Down)

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:58:54 GMT

]]>. This is a nice standing stone set against a scenic backdrop of hills. The base of the stone has been secured in concrete but this doesn't detract too much from the overall experience.

Mound of Down

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:09:59 GMT

]]>Unearthing the mystery of what lies beneath the ancient Mound of Down. At the NW edge of Downpatrick, approached via the cathedral and Down County Museum, is The Mound of Down, a fine Iron Age defensive earthwork in the middle of which a Norman motte-and-bailey was built.

Ballymartin Rock Art

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:19:21 GMT

. Rock Art in Co. Down A cup-marked stone near Ballymartin.

Conlig Standing Stone

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:58:50 GMT

. Standing Stone (Menhir) in Co. Down A prehistoric standing stone, scheduled.

Legananny Cross Stone

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:57:42 GMT

]]>. Ancient Cross in Co. Down

St Moninna's Holy Well (Killevy)

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:44:23 GMT

]]>. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Co. Down

Annadorn Dolmen (Loughinisland)

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:13:55 GMT

]]>. Chambered Tomb in Co. Down

St Bronagh's Graveyard (Kilbroney)

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:08:35 GMT

. St Bronagh's graveyard is just N of Rostrevor. It stands on the site of a monastery or convent founded in the 5th century CE by St Brona, one of a small number of female followers of St Patrick. There is an ornately carved cross of a similar date and a ruined church in the graveyard.

Ballynoe

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:15:29 GMT

]]>. Stone Circle in Co. Down. A very large circle of over 50 stones up to 1.8 metres high (though many smaller) encloses a space about 35 metres across. It was probably built as a counterpart to the circle at Swinside in Cumbria.