I love the new addition of allowing guests to rank various sites (it'd be wonderful if we could add a brief comment as well). I never realized how many sites I've been to, how many sites in exist throughout Ireland, and even some sites that I've been to that haven't shown up here, as of yet. I agree with Marriane from Clare, Dysert O'Dea is really a very fascinating place. I've been there twice and was captivated both times. It really is unfortunate that the round tower is in such ruin and there is so little information about this site. I'd love to learn more.

Went to Blackhead in the Burren , walked all around the ringfort there and up to the cairn, a very perculiar cairn, very good views, tried to find the other one, which apparently is there, i have read about it, but could not find that one, a good excuse to go again, the ringfort has one corner that is square, the plateaus are very big and long, there was one piece of limestone up towards the cairn, that was at least 10 by 10 yards appr. without being broken. I like to say thanks to the people on the green road leading up to Blackhead, they find my dog who went missing for 2 nights, she was chasing a fox, and dissappeared. But she is back and rearing to go again

Thank you for creating this fantastic web site. My family and I visited Ireland for the first time during May 2008. One of our main goals was to visit some of the prehistoric sites. Before going I printed out a number of pages from Megalithomania.com, which we used with the OS map. Your descriptions were a big help!! We tried to be respectful visitors, leaving everything intact, etc. It is a shame that every such site cannot be perfectly preserved and protected for all uses, but still wonderful that so many are accessible but still intact.

Went today to Dysert in Clare, great spot with various monuments, was delighted when i spotted some rock art in the church next to the round tower, when you go in the door, beautifully decorated with stone heads, you see the window at your left side, the 2 lowest stones from the window have each rock art, the left one is some sort of knot and the right one is something circular.

Went yesterday to Durranavahagh in the Burren, my second time and long overdue, saw all the widelife, the cuckoo was in great form and answered my attempt to 'cuckoo', i saw him flying over the valley, the wedgetomb is in good shape, i thought i saw a cairn nearby, will go up there next time, also found a nest in the ground with 4 small brown eggs, will look up where they are from, and my dog wears a small backpack, she lost the toppart , so if anybody is walking around there, and you spot it, well, enjoy the coffee and the book that is in it, i walked back on top of the mountain range going north, to the ringfort, Aird Rois, and sat there for a while looking at the green road unfolding up the mountain in front of me, a beautiful day in a magnificant landscape

Hi there,

fantasic website !!! well done! passed cloghanmore today, was looking for waves
...(surfing) and was walking in and around the tomb. was an amazing experience.

all the best

and good luck

Matteo

p.s. just worked on a documentary about Hill of Tara. was very interesting, too.

Hi Tom, Visited Loughcrew last week, wonderful place.
The standing stone that was in the field leading to Carnbane West is gone now..saw a fresh scar in the field..think the stone was removed recently. Probably by the unfriendly farmer who chases hikers away with his tractor!

Visited Harristown, Passage Tomb, Waterford today.
High on a hillside with a bracing spring breeze and spectacular views on every side.

Well preserved and worth the walk up.

Hi Tom
Just to say great site. The google maps are great and I've used many of your descriptions to find sites myself.
Great work!

thanks for a wonderful site! I saw your interview on "nationwide" and was very interested. I am studying Archaeology in Cork and love stone circles and standing stones. theres a wonderful standing stone in East Cork and worth looking at. I have some wonderful photos if you want to get back to me.