Brownshill Dolmen
A few hundred metres on a fenced path from the car park ·
About
Brownshill, or Browneshill as the OPW spells it, is a Neolithic portal tomb standing in the middle of a field a little over three kilometres east of the town centre on the R726 Hacketstown road. Two portal stones and a door stone hold up the front of a granite capstone that slopes back to rest on a low boulder, and the capstone is the reason to come: Carlow Tourism puts it at over 100 tonnes, and you will see higher figures quoted. It is a National Monument in State care. The OPW finished new works in February 2022, a fenced path from the road, seating and signage, and reopened it then as accessible for all. The car park is small and belongs to the county council; watch for the sign or you will be past it. Free, and open whenever the field is.
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Highlights
- ✓A granite capstone Carlow Tourism puts at over 100 tonnes
- ✓Fenced access path and seating added by the OPW in 2022
- ✓Free, unstaffed and open access
Tips
- →The car park is on the R726 and easy to miss; slow down after the last houses
- →Do not leave valuables visible in the car
- →The path crosses open fields, so expect wet grass after rain
