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Kilclooney More Dolmen
Kilclooney Portal Dolmen
Early Neolithic (3800–3600 BCE)·Northwest Irish Neolithic·🇮🇪 County Donegal, Ireland
About
About Kilclooney More Dolmen
Kilclooney More portal dolmen on the Donegal coast north of Ardara, a dramatic tripod dolmen with tilted capstone on slender portal orthostats overlooking Donegal Bay; intact burial chamber never excavated archaeologically.
Why it mattersIconic Donegal portal dolmen typology for northwest Ireland
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Unstable capstone inclination original or collapse
- 02No excavation record
Theories
- 01Coastal navigation landmark
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3700 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic (3800–3600 BCE)
- Culture
- Northwest Irish Neolithic
- Purpose
- Portal dolmen with 4 m capstone supported on portal stones in Donegal's Kilclooney More townland
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 3700 BCE
Portal dolmen erection
c. 1834 CE
Ordnance Survey record
On the ground
Structures & features
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