I run Boyne Valley Tours and noticed how often sheep are in photos of megalithic sites : Newgrange, Tara, Loughcrew, Avebury and more.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Sheep at Avebury


Tiny Sheep at Avebury - photo by Pete Glastonbury



Lambs at Avebury - photo by Pete Glastonbury



Lamb in flight at Avebury - photo by Pete Glastonbury



Sheep at Avebury - photo by Pete Glastonbury


Saturday, April 16, 2011

Beltany Stone Circle in Donegal


The Beltany Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument about 3000 years old. The name Beltany
is derived from the spring festival of Beltane http://www.newgrange.com/beltane.htm

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Gib Hill and Arbor Low in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England


Sheep at Arbor Low Neolithic henge monument in the Peak District - Photo Credit Griffith 2010



Arbor Low from Gib Hill in the Peak District, Derbyshire - Photo Credit Griffith 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sheep at Avebury Stone Circle in the 1960's


Photo by Ken White

Photo from the 1960's of the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire, England. Avebury consists of a large henge and a massive stone circle surrounding the village of Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is one of the finest and largest Neolithic monuments in Europe, about 5,000 years old. More from Wikipedia ...


Photo by Ken White

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