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The Great Circle (Stone Circle) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Newgrange (Passage Grave) — Images

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County Londonderry — News

Bellaghy bog body: Human remains are 2,000 years old


Ancient human remains which date back more than 2,000 years have been recovered by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

The discovery was made after archaeologists were alerted to human bones on Bellaghy peatland in County Londonderry in October 2023.

It is thought the remains could be those of a teenage boy.

The PSNI said it is a "unique archaeological discovery for Northern Ireland".

It explained that the remains had been carbon dated to "as old as 2,000-2,500 years".

Det Insp Nikki Deehan said excavations "first uncovered a tibia and fibula and a humerus, ulna, and radius bone relating to the lower left leg and right arm respectively".

"Further investigation revealed more bones belonging to the same individual," she added.

More: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-68092307

The Mound of Hostages (Passage Grave) — Images

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Spain (Country) — News

Archaeologists Find 16,800-Year-Old Cave Dwelling That Is 'One of the Best'


Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a cave dwelling that was constructed around 16,800 years ago by prehistoric humans.

The dwelling was found in the La Garma cave complex in the autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain, the local government announced in a statement.

The new discovery is "one of the best preserved Paleolithic dwellings" in the world, according to the Government of Cantabria. The Paleolithic, also referred to as the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that extends from the earliest use of stone tools more than 3 million years ago to around 12,000 years ago.

Continues: https://www.newsweek.com/archaeologists-find-16800-year-old-cave-dwelling-one-best-1850021

Carrowkeel-Keshcorran Complex — News

Heartbreaking' damage done to Neolithic passage tomb


Damage done to an ancient Neolithic passage tomb in Co Sligo has been strongly condemned.

Photographer Ken Williams visited the site over the weekend and took photographs of words and shapes scratched into stones at the tomb which is over 5,000 years old.

More: https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1016/1411157-carrowkeel-graffiti/

Drumnigh (Artificial Mound) — Images

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Mayo 2 (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

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Mayo 1 (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

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Slieve Croob (Cairn(s)) — Images

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Legananny (Portal Tomb) — Images

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Ballybrack (Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech) — Images

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Ballyedmonduff (Wedge Tomb) — Images

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Clonlum South (Portal Tomb) — Images

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Wateresk Dolmen (Portal Tomb) — Images

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Goward (Portal Tomb) — Images

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Burren (Cist) — Images

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Callaigh Berra's House (Passage Grave) — Images

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The Deer Stone (Bullaun Stone) — News

'Lasting damage' done to Deer Stone in Glendalough


Lasting damage has been caused to the Deer Stone in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, in what appears to be an act of vandalism, according to Project Manager for HeritageMaps.ie Pat Reid.

Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Philip Boucher-Hayes, Mr Reid said he believes someone lit a fire on the stone, which caused the boulder it is carved into to crack.

More: https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2023/0809/1398883-deerstone-glendalough-wicklow/

Gorteanish (Stone Circle) — Links

Roaringwater Journal


Sheep’s Head Stone Circle Revived!

Article on the restoration of the stone circle at Gorteanish.

Ballyglass (Court Tomb) — Images

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Downpatrick Head (Promontory Fort) — Images

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