
Tamybuck Wedge Tomb, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland


Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
Megalithic Ireland, a selection of ancient sites – Earthworks, Standing Stones, Stone Circles, Dolmens and Megalithic Tombs.

Tamybuck Wedge Tomb, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland


A pair of earthen concentric rings (dry outer and and water retentive inner for ancient ritual use). Portballintrae, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballymacaldrack Court Cairn (aka Dooey’s Cairn), Co Antrim, Northern Ireland




Doagh Holestone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Sunset on Donegore Hill through the hole in the holed stone

The setting sun through the hole in the holed stone

aka Ballynagloch Standing Stones

The smaller standing stone at Culfeightrin Church and Graveyard, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The larger standing stone near the entrance of Church. In the background (far left) the smaller stone.


Craigs Lower Passage Tomb, Rasharkin, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Ballygilbert Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballygilbert Standing Stone near sunset


I made this for Hallowe’en or Samhain using the traditional Turnip

The unlit Jack O’

Not quite traditional but effective… I used rice for the teeth

McArt’s Fort, Cavehill, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballyaghagan Cairn, with McArt’s Fort in the background

The dolmen just in front of the entrance to a house

Ballylumford Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland


Ballyutoag Court Tomb aka The Hanging Thorn Cairn, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland




Ballyvennaght Standing Stone, near Ballypatrick forest, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Known locally as Cloughacarna, the stone of sorrows

The first Cloughananca joint portal tomb, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland


The large collapsed capstone of the second Cloughananca joint portal tomb

Breen Standing Stone at sunset

Breen Standing Stone, Breen Oak Wood, Glenshesk, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Carn Greine (Carngraney) – Cairn of the Sun, Craigarogan, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Linford Earthworks, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Knockdhu hill in the background

The smaller circular enclosure at Linford

The larger circular enclosure at Linford,


Killyglen Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.


Glenroan Portal Tomb and in the background Barnes Gap

Glenroan Portal Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

The Ruins of Glenroan Wedge Tomb

Clogherny Wedge Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

The Stone Circle surrounds the wedge tomb


Dun Ruadh Stone Circle, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

An inner stone circle with an outer cairn and split thorn tree in the center of the circle


Malin More portal tomb, Co Donegal, Ireland


Malin More standing stone

Grianán Ailigh, (Grianán of Aileach) circular stone fort, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland – which dates back to 1700BC
The east entrance to the court at Cloghanmore

Cloghanmore Court Tomb, Co Donegal, Ireland

The wall of the court at Cloghanmore

The capstone over the gallery

Detail of the gallery with a lintel and capstone


Bocan Stone Circle, Culdaff, Inishowen, Co Donegal, Ireland


Below are a couple more pics taken in 2019



Linford Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland




Goles alignment, Glenelly valley, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

There are 11 stones in the alignment

Further into the valley is Glenroan Portal Tomb known locally as Dermot and Graina’s Bed


Beaghmore stone circle complex in the foothills of the Sperrins, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Two of the stone circles at Beaghmore

A stone alignment at Beaghmore stone circle complex

Sunset at Beaghmore stone circle complex

Ballykeel Portal Tomb, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland

Ballykeel Portal Tomb, located within the Ring of Gullion in south Armagh

Ballykeel Dolmen, known locally as the ‘Hag’s Chair’


Carrowmore Tomb 57

Carrowmore Tomb 13

Carrowmore Tomb 7 looking west, with Knocknarea and Maebh’s cairn in the background

Carrowmore Tomb 7, said to be the most photographed tomb in the Carowmore megalithic complex

Carrowmore tomb 7, a dolmen (Portal Tomb) enclosed by stone circle

Carrowmore Tomb 7


Carrowmore tomb 4

Carrowmore tomb 4

Carrowmore tomb 4

Carrowmore tomb 1

Carrowmore Listoghill (tomb 51) and Tomb 52

Beltany Stone Circle, Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ireland

The standing stone southeast of Beltany Stone Circle

The name Beltany is thought to derive from Beltaine the Celtic festival of fertility



Kilclooney More Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Co Donegal, Ireland

Kilclooney More Dolmen built more than 4000 years ago


Beside Kilclooney More dolmen are the remains of a smaller tomb

Kilclooney More Portal Tomb colour photograph and Infrared photograph from same perspective


Grange Lios Stone Circle, Lough Gur, Co Limerick, Ireland

Grange Lios Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland

The entrance to Grange Lios Stone Circle




Tirnony Portal Tomb, Derry, Northern Ireland




Knockoneill Court Tomb, Co Derry, Northern Ireland.

The entrance to the gallery at Knockoneill Court Tomb

The gallery at Knockoneill Court Tomb

The kerb stones at Knockoneill Court Tomb



Creevykeel Court Tomb, Co. Sligo, Ireland. The entrance to the first chamber

The gallery divided into two chambers.

The remains of a kiln from early christian times when the court was reused by iron smelters can be seen to the right of the chamber entrance

Entrance to Creevykeel Court Tomb

Corvally Standing Stone, Glenshesk, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland




Altagore Cashel (stone ringfort), Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
