20/05: Stone Age Monuments
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
And tonight's beer is Guiness and I enjoyed a glass of cider.
Today we had a fair bit of driving to do and two specific stops in mind --- Ceide Fields and Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary.
Ceide Fields is considered the world's most extensive Stone Age monument. Stone-walled fields, houses and megalithic tombs ---- about a half million tonnes of stone have been found so far, the legacy of a 5,000 year old farming community.
The visitor centre is topped with a glass pyramid. Inside the visitor centre is the remains of a tree. It is estimated that the tree fell into a bog 4,200 to 4,400 years ago and was preserved.
This ancient farming area is now a huge peat bog. It was first discovered in the 1930's when a farmer was digging peat and hit rocks. It wasn't till the 1970's when actual exploration of the area was done.
Several methods of mapping out the fields have been used with the simpliest being walking around with a steel rod and pooking it into the bog to find the rocks hidden beneath. When rocks are found bamboo stakes are put in the ground.
Ceide Fields is by the coast and offers some great views.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary is one of Europes largest Stone Age cemetaries. Some 60 monuments including stone circles, passage tombs and dolmens adorn the rolling hills of this site. Bones have been found in some of the tombs dating back at much as 6,000 years.
There are several unopened passage tombs in the area sounding Carrowmore. This one was opened many, many years ago, all the stones removed and used elsewhere. It has been rebuilt to show the public what it may have looked like. Many archeologists disagree with the look and the fact that it has been rebuilt.
This is the only dolen and stone circle that are intact at the site. High on the hill in the background is an unopened passage tomb believed to the grave of legendary Queen Maeve.
Wow! is all I can say about this B&B. It's called Rossmore Manor House and it's big and it's beautiful and then there's the view. Behind the car you can see a window, that's my sitting area window. Sitting on a loveseat in front of the window I can see the bay and green hills beyond that. Looking at the photo, there is a door to the right of window. That's are private entrance to the room called The Hobit. This B&B wins best view .... at least so far.
Sunset at the B&B.
Today we had a fair bit of driving to do and two specific stops in mind --- Ceide Fields and Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary.
Ceide Fields is considered the world's most extensive Stone Age monument. Stone-walled fields, houses and megalithic tombs ---- about a half million tonnes of stone have been found so far, the legacy of a 5,000 year old farming community.
The visitor centre is topped with a glass pyramid. Inside the visitor centre is the remains of a tree. It is estimated that the tree fell into a bog 4,200 to 4,400 years ago and was preserved.
This ancient farming area is now a huge peat bog. It was first discovered in the 1930's when a farmer was digging peat and hit rocks. It wasn't till the 1970's when actual exploration of the area was done.
Several methods of mapping out the fields have been used with the simpliest being walking around with a steel rod and pooking it into the bog to find the rocks hidden beneath. When rocks are found bamboo stakes are put in the ground.
Ceide Fields is by the coast and offers some great views.
Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetary is one of Europes largest Stone Age cemetaries. Some 60 monuments including stone circles, passage tombs and dolmens adorn the rolling hills of this site. Bones have been found in some of the tombs dating back at much as 6,000 years.
There are several unopened passage tombs in the area sounding Carrowmore. This one was opened many, many years ago, all the stones removed and used elsewhere. It has been rebuilt to show the public what it may have looked like. Many archeologists disagree with the look and the fact that it has been rebuilt.
This is the only dolen and stone circle that are intact at the site. High on the hill in the background is an unopened passage tomb believed to the grave of legendary Queen Maeve.
Wow! is all I can say about this B&B. It's called Rossmore Manor House and it's big and it's beautiful and then there's the view. Behind the car you can see a window, that's my sitting area window. Sitting on a loveseat in front of the window I can see the bay and green hills beyond that. Looking at the photo, there is a door to the right of window. That's are private entrance to the room called The Hobit. This B&B wins best view .... at least so far.
Sunset at the B&B.