Brownshill Dolmen

Brownshill Dolmen is a completely large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. It's capstone weighs an anticipated 100 metric lots, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument. Known because the Kernanstown Cromlech, sometimes spelled as Browneshill Dolmen, it's miles sited on the former estate house of the Browne circle of relatives from which it takes its call.

The tomb become built between 4000 and 3000 BC. It is prominent for the flanking of its burial chamber with two big upright stones orthostats assisting the granite capstone roof of the chamber. The capstone is idea to were protected with the aid of an earthen mound and a gate stone blocked the entrance. At Brownshill both portal stones and the gate-stone are nevertheless in situ; the capstone lies on top of the portals and gate-stone and slopes to the ground away from the entrance. The dolmen has not been evacuated. A close by fourth upright stone stands nearby and might be the remains of a forecourt.