Poulnabrone Dolmen, County
Clare, Ireland
by Ash59Clare, Ireland
This megalithic burial tomb only lies a short distance from the road but to access it, you do have to follow a rough path over the limestone rocks and clefts of the Burren. There is no easier path than any other, as people take whichever route that they think is easy for them.
There are no viewing time restrictions to this site and it should be free (it was when we went). However, I am told that when the majority of the tourists arrive with the summer, so do a couple of local farmers touting a bucket or two, to see if they can get an entrance fee to the area. Fair play to them, we all have to make a living, one way or another!
The tomb was excavated in 1986 and the remains of 33 people were dsicovered, some dating back to 3800 B.C.
