Prehistoric Ireland in Photos

Prehistoric Ireland in Photos. In  case you didn’t know it already, Irish Archaeology.ie are running a photography competition for the month of July. So far there has been an amazing response and the standard of entries has been fantastic.  Below are just a small selection of these photos, with an emphasis on prehistoric sites. The competition runs until the 31st of July, so don’t be afraid to enter.  All of the images used in this blog post are copyright of the respective photographers, please respect this.

‘Winter solstice 2007, view from Newgrange’. Photo by Fionnuala Parnell

‘Poulnabrone Portal Tomb, Co. Clare , Ireland’. Photo by Tracey Donnelly 

‘Ardgroom Stone Circle, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork’. Photo by Kelli Ann Malone

‘Prehistoric rock art, Inishowen, Co. Donegal’. Photo by Bauke Roof

‘Drombeg Stone Circle, West Cork, Ireland’. Photo by Sara McLain

‘Pillars of Knowth’. Photo by Mary Hartfelder

‘Castlestrange Stone – An Iron Age La Téne stone located near the village of Athleague in Co. Roscommon, the lesser known brother of the Turoe Stone’. Photo by Gary Dempsey

 Looking towards Newgrange from the top of the great Neolithic passage tomb at Dowth, Co. Meath. Photo by Graham Harkness

‘Prehistoric rock art, Inishowen, Co. Donegal’. Photo by Bauke Roof

The passageway into the Neolithic tomb at Knowth, Co. Meath. Photo by John Leonard

‘Trapped on loose stones’, Cairn T Loughcrew, Co. Meath. The sheep somehow managed to get inside of the fencing of the site and was standing on the cairn’. Photo by Emilie Gustafsson

‘Cloghannagorp – The Stone of the Corpses – A possible court tomb at Rathcroghan, Co. Roscomon hinting at the early pre-historic use of this important ritual landscape in the west of Ireland’. Photo by Gary Dempsey

‘Boa Island cult figure, Co. Fermanagh’. Photo by Rob Vance 

‘Baurnadomeeny Wedge Tomb, near Rear Cross, County Tipperary’. Photo by Wendy Fox Dial

‘The sun setting over Queen Maeve’s tomb on Knocknarea, Co. Sligo’. Photo by Val Robus

 

‘A tomb at the Carrowmore megalithic cemetery, Co. Sligo with Knocknarea mountain in the background’. Photo by Val Robus