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Annadorn Dolmen is a dolmen sited at the Buck's Head near
Image:Annadorn (04), October 2009.JPG, Sign at Annadorn Dolmen, October 2009
Image:Annadorn (07), October 2009.JPG, Annadorn Dolmen, October 2009
Image:Annadorn (08), October 2009.JPG, Annadorn Dolmen, October 2009
Image:Annadorn (09), October 2009.JPG, Annadorn Dolmen, with Loughinisland lake in the background, October 2009
Irish Antiquities - Photographs of Annadorn Dolmen
{{Authority control Archaeological sites in County Down Dolmens in Northern Ireland
Annadorn Dolmen is a dolmen sited at the Buck's Head near Loughinisland
Loughinisland ( , ) is a small village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is between Downpatrick and Ballynahinch, about 21 miles (34 kilometres) south of Belfast.
History
The village of Loughinisland grew up in the townl ...
, in the townland of Annadorn. Nearby you can find the old Annadorn school and post office in County Down, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It is on the north-east shore of Loughinisland Lake, on a hillock overlooking Loughinisland Churches
The Loughinisland Churches are the remains of three ruined churches in Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland, dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries. They are situated in Tievenadarragh townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn ...
, a group of three ruined churches. The site is a State Care Historic Monument at grid ref: J4289 4591. Co-ordinates: Latitude: 54° 20' 29.97" N Longitude: 5° 48' 8.72" W
Features
The dolmen has a large, low, slightly displaced capstone about 65 cm thick covering a rectangular chamber and supported by three stones about 60 cm high. An account of 1802 suggests that it was formerly set beneath a large rectangular cairn 60 ft in diameter and approached by a lintelled passage, so it could be the remains of a passage grave. The 1802 account also says the chamber under the capstone contained ashes and a number of bones.History
In the 18th century, Thomas Russell, co-founder and leader of theUnited Irishmen
The Society of United Irishmen was a sworn association in the Kingdom of Ireland formed in the wake of the French Revolution to secure "an equal representation of all the people" in a national government. Despairing of constitutional refor ...
, used this stone as a platform for his gatherings in Loughinisland.
Gallery
See also
* List of archaeological sites in County DownReferences
External links
Irish Antiquities - Photographs of Annadorn Dolmen
{{Authority control Archaeological sites in County Down Dolmens in Northern Ireland