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Poulnabrone dolmen, the Burren, County Clare, Ireland Dolmens in Amadalavalasa, Andhra Pradesh, India. A dolmen (/ ˈ d ɒ l m ɛ n /) or portal tomb is a type of ...
The dolmen in Ganghwa is a northern-type, table-shaped dolmen and is the biggest stone of this kind in South Korea, measuring 2.6 by 7.1 by 5.5 m (8.5 by 23.3 by 18.0 ft). [6] There are many sub-types and different styles. [9] Southern type dolmens are associated with burials but the reason for building northern style dolmens is uncertain. [5]
Hwasun Dolmen site is located in the valleys around the Jiseokgang River, [1] which connects Hyosan-ri, Dogok-myeon, and Dasin-ri, Chunyang-myeon. The dolmen scattered around Hyosan-ri, Dogok-myeon is estimated to be the dolmen of 135 out of a total of 980 stone structures. These dolmens are less well preserved than the Jungnim-ri group. [17]
The Dolmen of Menga (Spanish: Dolmen de Menga) is a megalithic burial mound called a tumulus, a long barrow form of dolmen, dating from 3750–3650 BCE approximately.
Meehambee Dolmen: Roscommon-portal tomb: 5500 years -Moylehid: Fermanagh-passage tomb, cairn - Newgrange or Sí an Bhrú (part of Brú na Bóinne) Meath: passage tomb: 5000 years Poulnabrone dolmen: Clare
Articles relating to dolmens, a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more vertical megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table".
The great dolmen or grand dolmen [1] (German: Großdolmen, Danish: Stordysse) is a type of megalithic site of the Funnelbeaker culture (TBK) that occurs in Nordic megalith architecture, primarily in the east of what is now German Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and which has two different types of entrance. Neolithic monuments are features of the ...
A dolmen displayed at the Sokhumi museum. The dolmens of Abkhazia are found in several locations in Abkhazia. A dolmen is a type of pre-historic single-chamber megalithic tomb. These structures are located in the north of Abkhazia, best studied being those at Eshera. Similar structures are found in the neighboring territory of Northwestern ...