Archäologische Stätten in Irland

Archaeological & Heritage Sites

This collection spans over 5,000 years of history across Eastern Ireland, centered on the UNESCO World Heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. It features Neolithic passage tombs like Newgrange and Knowth, renowned for their astronomical alignments and megalithic art. The selection also includes medieval strongholds such as Trim Castle and Dublin Castle, alongside the 18th-century Kilmainham Gaol. From the Cistercian ruins of Bective Abbey to the prehistoric Proleek Dolmen and the limestone formations of Dunmore Caves, these sites document the region's architectural and cultural evolution.

Archaeological & Heritage Sites — Karte

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Newgrange

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland, located on a rise overlooking the River Boyne, eight kilometres west of the…

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Brú na Bóinne

Brú na Bóinne or Boyne valley tombs, is an area in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne.

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Kilmainham Gaol

Historic former prison now functioning as a museum and memorial dedicated to Ireland's struggle for independence and nationalism.

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Dublin Castle

Historic castle originally built in the early 13th century, serving as a government building, former royal residence, and museum with Norman architecture and archaeological significance.

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Knowth

Knowth is a prehistoric monument overlooking the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.

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Dowth

Dowth is a Neolithic passage tomb near the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland.

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Newgrange Visitors Centre

Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in…

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Dunmore Caves

Dunmore Cave is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Proleek Dolmen

Proleek Dolmen is a dolmen and national monument in County Louth, Ireland.

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Fourknocks Megalithic Passage Tomb

Fourknocks Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

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Trim Castle Keep

Trim Castle is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2.

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Reginald's Tower

Reginald's Tower is a historic tower in Waterford, Munster, Ireland. It is located at the eastern end of the city quay.

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Malahide Castle

Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies close to the village of Malahide, 14 km north of central Dublin in Ireland.

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Birr Castle

Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland.

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Conolly's Folly

The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure located between Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Maudlin Castle

Maudlin Castle is a tower house which formed part of a medieval hospital and National Monument located in Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Slade Castle

Slade Castle is a tower house and National Monument in County Wexford, Ireland.

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Vinegar Hill Windmill (ruins)

Vinegar Hill Windmill or Templeshannon Windmill is a tower mill on Vinegar Hill, Enniscorthy, County Wexford.

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Bective Abbey

Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland.

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Tibradden Chambered Cairn

Prehistoric burial monument located on Tibradden Mountain. Originally classified as a passage tomb, this Bronze Age site features a stone-lined chamber and a central cist where 19th-century excavations uncovered human remains and pottery fragments.