Megalithic Portal: Latest from Co. Galway, Ireland (Republic of)

Cartron South Radial Stone Cairn

Anne T — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:12:26 GMT

]]>Eighteen slabs stand on end near the top of a ridge in rough pasture, set like the spokes of a wheel around a low spread of cairn stones. Radial stone cairns are rare, with only about twenty recorded in Ireland. The slabs are 0.5 to one metre long, an early account reckoned the ring had once held twenty-four.

Ballynakill Bullaun Stone

Anne T — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:52:31 GMT

]]>Pre-Christian Carved Stone in Co. Galway

D'Arcy Stones 2

KaiHofmann — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:31:16 GMT

]]>Three large standing stones can be found on the way down to Clifden Castle, Co. Galway. John D´Arcy the founder of Clifden town erected them, while building his castle 200 years ago. He was a romantic chap, so wanted to have his own megalithic monuments in his park. The site and view is very beautiful and enchanting.

Na Seacht dTeampaill

jwells0612 — Thu, 07 May 2020 12:03:11 GMT

]]>Na Seacht dTeampaill is situated off the coast of County Galway on the island of InishMore, the largest of the Aran Islands. The construction of this ancient site began in the 8th century. Now used as a cemetery, there are old and new burial stones to be found among these grounds. Originally, this was a place for pilgrimages and a place of worship. Remains of the churches can be seen still and walked through, as access to this site is very easy.

High Cross (Teampall Bhreacain)

chronopsis — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 19:23:33 GMT

]]>See the nearby sites list on this page for many more sites on Inishmore Island such as Dún Aengus, Clochan na Carraige and Dún Eochla but here is a new page of the remnants of this high cross. A fallen and broken carved high cross on Inishmore Island, off the coast of Galway.The base of the cross still stands, the rest is in pieces in front of the standing section. Unfortunately it is very grown over and somewhat difficult to access.

Clochan

chronopsis — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:11:39 GMT

Chambered Cairn in Co. Galway

Ballynacloghy Portal tomb

macd — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:40:02 GMT

]]>Portal Tomb in Co. Galway

St Ceannanach's Church (Catron)

Anne T — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:13:22 GMT

Have you visited this site? Do you have any photographs or information to add?. Ancient Cross in Co. Galway

Lough Scannaimh

damian120 — Tue, 22 May 2018 17:27:16 GMT

]]>Crannog in Co. Galway

Dun Aengus

DrewParsons — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:11:39 GMT

]]>A possible link between Atlantic Megaliths and Crane Animism, a new book by Irish Naturalist Lorcán Ó Tuathail, who suggests Dún Aonghasa, in the Aran Islands, may have been deliberately constructed under the migratory path of cranes. More details in the comments on our page. This is the most famous of the stone forts on the Aran Islands in Galway Bay (boats available from Galway town). Although over-restored, it is a magnificent structure perched on top of a sheer 60-metre cliff, with two rows of semicircular defences and a very fine “chevaux-de-frise” of thousands of sharp pieces of limestone set upright to impede access.

Dún Aengus Inishmore Island

Kustur — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:35:56 GMT

Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Ireland (Southern)

Cleggan Court tomb

optimistic20814 — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 20:31:48 GMT

]]>Court Tomb in Co. Galway

Dún Eochla wedge tomb

ladrin — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:24:55 GMT

]]>Wedge Tomb in Co. Galway

Ogham stone at Kilmurvy

ladrin — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 04:33:08 GMT

]]>Standing Stone (Menhir) in Co. Galway

Turoe Stone

Anthony_Weir — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:35:05 GMT

]]>The Turoe stone has been removed for conservation, due to return in summer 2015, see the most recent comments on our page. Celtic Cult-Stone in Co. Galway. Remarkable phallic pillar which stood in a field beside a house, up a lane to the N of a by-road, 6 km NNE of Loughrea.