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Fairy forts (also known as lios or raths from the Irish, referring to an earthen mound) are the remains of stone circles, ringforts, hillforts, or other circular prehistoric dwellings in Ireland. [1] From possibly the late Iron Age to early Christian times, people built circular structures with earth banks or ditches.
The stones are small with few more than 0.5m in height and the circles are distorted, suggesting they are related to kerbs surrounding some megalithic tombs. A typical feature of the stone rows is a high and low arrangement where short rows of tall stones run beside much longer rows of small stones. [2] The stone rows radiate from the circles ...
Brownshill Dolmen (Irish: Dolmain Chnoc an Bhrúnaigh) is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. [2] The tomb is listed as a National Monument. [3]
The name Aideen is said to refer to Étaín, a figure in Irish mythology. [5] She is alternatively mentioned as the daughter or wife of Aengus. [6] In 2024, calls were made by various politicians to make the tomb and surrounding area a national monument. [7] The dolmen is the subject of a poem by Samuel Ferguson from 1858 named Aideen's Grave.
Carrigagulla A is an 8-metre-diameter (26 ft) stone circle consisting of 16 standing stones circling a central slab. [4] It is thought that there originally may have been 17 stones in place. The Carrigagulla NE stone row consists of five stones, four of which have been moved and are now used as gates.
Grange stone circle, County Limerick, Ireland, 1829 Grange Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland. The largest stone is Rannach Chruim Duibh (Crom Dubh's Division) [2] and is over 4m high and weighs 40 tonnes. The entrance of the circle is aligned with the rising sun at the summer solstice. [citation needed] A short distance
It has the name "Canfea" but is normally called the "Ardgroom" stone circle. [3] About 1 mile north east lie the remains of another stone circle. [citation needed] The circle consists of 11 stones, 9 of which are still upright with one alignment stone outside the circle. [4] Unusually for a stone circle, its stones tend to taper toward points.