Kilmogue Megalithic Tomb, Harristown, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Harristown or Kilmogue Dolmen is also known locally as 'Leac an Scail', which means ‘Stone of the Warrior’. The entrance faces NE and has an enormous door-stone almost 3 metres high; the portal stones are around metres high and the capstone with an estimated weight of 103 metric ton, probably makes the heaviest in Europe. An incredible feat of early engineering.

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Size: 3378px × 5197px
Location: Harristown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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