tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23953796147917187682024-03-23T09:23:01.145+00:00Megaliths and SheepI run <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/">Boyne Valley Tours</a> and noticed how often sheep are in photos of megalithic sites :
<a href="http://megaliths-sheep.blogspot.com/search/label/Newgrange">Newgrange</a>, <a href="http://megaliths-sheep.blogspot.com/search/label/Tara">Tara</a>, <a href="http://megaliths-sheep.blogspot.com/search/label/Loughcrew">Loughcrew</a>,
<a href="http://megaliths-sheep.blogspot.com/search/label/Avebury">Avebury</a> and more.Boyne Valley Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279749266089762449noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395379614791718768.post-10590231238739386912023-11-29T17:33:00.001+00:002023-12-15T11:43:31.082+00:00Sheep at Loughcrew Cairn T in the Boyne Valley<center>
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Sheep at the Hags Chair - <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/loughcrew-cairns/">Loughcrew</a> Cairn T in the Boyne Valley, Ireland
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<a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/loughcrew-cairns/">Loughcrew</a> Cairn T in the Boyne Valley, Ireland
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<a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/loughcrew-cairns/">Loughcrew</a> Cairn T in the Boyne Valley, Ireland
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Sheep at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/loughcrew-cairns/">Loughcrew</a> Cairn T - Boyne Valley, Ireland
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Sheep at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/dowth/">Dowth</a> Megalithic Passage Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Boyne Valley.
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View from the approach road to <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/newgrange/">Newgrange</a>
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Sheep grazing at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/newgrange/">Newgrange</a> Site B with the Main Passage Tomb in the background
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Sheep at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/dowth/">Dowth</a> Megalithic Passage Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Boyne Valley.
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Sheep at Athgreany Stone Circle in Co. Wicklow, also known as the Piper’s Stones.<br><br>
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Sheep grazing at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/newgrange/">Newgrange</a> megalithic passage tomb in the Boyne Valley<br><br>
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Sheep at Haroldstown Dolmen, Co. Carlow, Ireland.<br><br>
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Sheep at Cabragh Stone Row, Co. Cork - photo by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/M.Mitchell.Photography"> Michael Mitchell </a>
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Sheep at Cabragh Stone Row, Co. Cork - photo by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/M.Mitchell.Photography"> Michael Mitchell </a>
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The large earth works the <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/hill-of-tara/">Hill of Tara</a> are An Forradh (The Kings Seat) to the left in the photo and Teach Chormaic (Cormac's House) to the bottom right in the photo. <br />
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Uragh Stone Circle on the Beara Peninsula<br>
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Merrivale Stone Row on Dartmoor in Devon, England - photo by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pete.glastonbury.1">Pete Glastonbury</a>
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Castlerigg Stone Circle is on the level top of a low hill. There are 38 stones in a circle approximately 30 metres in diameter. Within the ring is a rectangle of a further 10 standing stones. The tallest stone is 2.3 metres high. It was probably built around 3000 BC - the beginning of the later Neolithic Period - and is one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is important in terms of megalithic astronomy and geometry, as the construction contains significant astronomical alignments. Photo by <a href="http://www.travelphoto.net/">Laurenz Bobke</a>
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<br>Sheep at Inchireagh Stone Circle, Co.Cork - Photo by Michael Mitchell<br />
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Sheep at Malinmore Dolmens, Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal - more information at <a href="http://megalithomania.com/show/site/1203/malin_more_portal_tomb.htm">Megalithomania.com</a><br />
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Sheep at Malinmore Dolmens, Glencolmcille, Co. Donegal - more information at <a href="http://megalithomania.com/show/site/1203/malin_more_portal_tomb.htm">Megalithomania.com</a><br />
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Daithí's Cairn is located not far off the road about a kilometer southwest of Ballinrobe, Co.Mayo<br />
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Fallen standing stone at Milltown, just west of Dingle town, with rock art over the top surface.<br />
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Rock Art, Magheranaul, Doagh Island, Co. Donegal. The nearest remaining megalithic art of the Boyne Valley passage tomb variety is in the Tyrone/Fermanagh area, this kind of open air rock art is pretty unique to the island of Doagh. All kinds of weird and wonderful carvings used to be found around this area but many were literally blown up during land clearance in the early 80's. Text and Photo by <a href="http://www.shadowsandstone.com/">Ken Williams</a><br> <br>Boyne Valley Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13279749266089762449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395379614791718768.post-34825913060014722412012-02-16T11:28:00.000+00:002012-02-16T11:28:34.847+00:00Bryn Celli Ddu - Passage Grave in Wales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.northernfells.co.uk/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR3K_sFwFyg6YmvkYQ1Z71Rvu1OuPjE_U0MtVtE4WbsSwy_wUiWPY6gY0yQ5ESOVH1Cj8W3WfycaUK4yHilCrexATp80gervepXL4n_YHMwMQ1DX_oC8M-mBKNpwo-iYG72dka_ousRQ/s1600/sheep_burial_mound.jpg" /></a><br />
Sheep at Bryn Celli Ddu - Passage Grave in Wales - Photo by <a href="http://www.northernfells.co.uk/">Northernfells.co.uk</a><br />
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Aerial view of sheep at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/dowth/">Dowth</a> in the Boyne Valley.<br />
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Carved Slab at Pool Farm, Somerset, England - Photo by <a href="http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/">Pete Glastonbury</a><br />
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Giant's Grave, Kilbarron Wedge Tomb, Co. Donegal - Photo by <a href="http://www.carrowkeel.com/">Martin Byrne</a><br />
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Sheep and Swans at <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/newgrange/">Newgrange</a>, photo by Pat Burns<br />
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Arda Mór Wedge Tomb Co. Kerry. Photo by Elena Danaan.<br />
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Tiny Sheep at Avebury - photo by <a href="http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/">Pete Glastonbury</a><br />
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Lambs at Avebury - photo by <a href="http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/">Pete Glastonbury</a><br />
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Lamb in flight at Avebury - photo by <a href="http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/">Pete Glastonbury</a><br />
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Sheep at Avebury - photo by <a href="http://www.peteglastonbury.plus.com/">Pete Glastonbury</a><br />
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A view of <a href="https://boynevalleytours.com/tour_location/newgrange/">Newgrange</a> from the Boyne walk on the south bank of the river Boyne.<br />
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