Poulnabrone Dolmen

I was expecting something much bigger especially as in photos it really seems quite large so I was quite taken aback when it was rather small! Nevertheless, it was still worth the visit and was quite incredible to see. We arrived just before 10 am and were the only ones there which was quite special! There is a lot of information about the tomb around the place and the terrain is really quite intriguing. I’d love to see a time lapse of the area over the last 10,000 years to see all the changes it’s gone through! I’d definitely recommend stopping by if you’re in the area.

It’s a national landmark and quite cool to look at and realise it was put there centuries ago, hundreds of years before Christ was even born. Pretty amazing sure. I think the getting there adds to the experience of looking at it.

This place is interesting for all the things mentioned by James A., BUT it’s sort of disappointing that it is so small and in the middle of nowhere!
If you have time, don’t miss it.
If you don’t, skip it.

This ancient tomb is the crowning glory in the Burren’s barren, otherworldly landscape. Somewhere around 5,000 years old, it is an imposing monument to the spirituality of Ireland’s earliest peoples. (You try shifting an 8 ton slab of stone in the rain without a crane. You’d have to really want to do it…) The Dolmen has a big car park and gets hammered by tour buses during the peak season. I would wait till winter, and view it in the misty miserable drizzle. You will get the excellent chatty, friendly, informative OPW guide all to yourself (and you will learn a lot), as well as a real appreciation for how hard life must have been on this bare limestone plateau. The tomb is visible from the R480 and the car park is signposted.