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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Browne’s Hill Alternative Name: Browne’s Hill Dolmen, Browne's Hill, Brownshill DolmenCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 3.107 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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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
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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