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As there have been settlements in the Burren since the Stone Age, there are more than 2500 historic sites in the area. |
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| Poulnabrone Dolmen is a megalithic burial tomb and the Burren's most famous archaeological monument. It contains remains dating as far back as 3800 B.C. |
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| A sign near the Poulnabrone Dolmen (portal tomb) explaining the tomb is under the protection of Dúchas, a government agency. |
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| A sign showing what the Cahercommaun stone fort would have looked like while in use. It was inhabited in the 8th and 9th centuries by people who hunted deer and grew a small amount of grain. |
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| Jim sits on a lookout point over the remains of the Cahercommaun stone fort, one of the best-known ring forts in the region. It was excavated in 1934, when, among other things, they found 55 spindles. |
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| A look at the Caherconnell stone fort, the best-preserved of the stone forts in the region. This fort has been in the same family for over 500 years! The forts were circular walled farmsteads first built around 400 A.D. and were the homesteads of substantial farmers in the early Christian era. The Caherconnell fort was probably home to a farmer and his extended family -- probably up to 25 people! |
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| A sign welcoming visitors to the Caherconnell stone fort, which is only about a kilometer from the Poulnabrone Dolmen tomb. |
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