Aughnacliff
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Chambers and tombs
Portal tomb (portal dolmen)
A dolmen with two tall portal stones flanking the entrance and a capstone that slopes up toward the front (Ireland, Wales, Cornwall).
The figures
Counted from the published site index- Catalogued
- 50
- Countries
- 2
- With a dated range
- 84%42 of 50 sites
- With a licensed photo
- 34
See every Portal tomb (portal dolmen) on the globeWhere they are
From the Atlas taxonomy, with its Wikidata and Getty AAT matches.
The sites of this type
Sites 1–24 of 34, by name
Ballindud Portal Tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Ballybrittas portal tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Ballygraney Portal Tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Ballynasilloge
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Brennanstown Portal Tomb
c. 3900–3000 BCE
Burren Portal Tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Calf House
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Carraig á Mhaistin stone
c. 3900–3000 BCE
Crosh Portal Tomb
No published date range
Dermot and Grania's Bed
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Druid's Altar
No published date range
Giant's grave
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Glenroan Portal Tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Haroldstown Dolmen
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Knockanyconor portal tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
Lesquite Quoit
3500–2600 BCE
Newmarket Portal Tomb
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Ballaghanea
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Cloghroe
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Drumhawnagh
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Duffcastle
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Kilgraney
c. 4000–3000 BCE
portal tomb of Mayo
c. 4000–3000 BCE
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Where they are
One dot per site of this type, on a plain graticule. The map draws from the published site index.