Cairn by Poulawack
The Cairn of Poulawack ( Irish Carn Pholl an Bhaic , German "Cairn of the cave of the angle" ) is located in the south-central Burren in County Clare in Ireland in confusing terrain, west of the R480 (road) from Leameneh Castle to Ballyvaughan .
Poulawack is a round early Bronze Age (around 1900 BC) stone mound whose stone boxes are of the Linkardstown type . The slightly oval cairn measures approximately 20.75 m × 21.25 m in diameter and is 2.5 m high. The cairn material, consisting primarily of limestone slabs , was carefully laid. Two concentric stone circles and 10 stone boxes were found inside .
Poulawack is one of the best examples of burial structure after the end of the Neolithic . During the excavation in 1935, the remains of 16 people were found in ten boxes. There were four in the central box, which is an anomaly. Few showed signs of cremation, suggesting the Bronze Age, when body burials were common.
Oyster shells , a boar tooth , a hollow scratch and some Bronze Age shards mostly from Western Neolithic Ware accompanied the burials.
About 200 m east of the Cairns are the remains of a Rath with a basement .
See also
literature
- George Cunningham: Burren Journey. reprinted edition. Leader Print, Limerick 1993.
- Thomas J. Westropp: Archeology of the Burren. Prehistoric forts and dolmens in north Clare. Clasp Press, Ennis 1999, ISBN 1-900545-10-1 .
Web links
- Description and pictures (last accessed on December 10, 2012)
- Image (last accessed December 10, 2012)
- The basement
Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 55.8 " N , 9 ° 8 ′ 41.7" W.