Burial mounds & barrows · Scottish Islands
Britain's prehistoric burial chambers
Long barrows, dolmens and chambered tombs from 4000 BC.
Britain has thousands of intact prehistoric burial structures, from the Neolithic long barrows of Wessex (West Kennet, Wayland's Smithy) to the chambered cairns of Orkney (Maeshowe), Wales (Bryn Celli Ddu, Pentre Ifan), and the New Grange-style Boyne tombs in Northern Ireland. Many are still freely accessible by footpath.
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📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Ballykeel Dolmen and Cairn
Ballykeel Dolmen and Cairn in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Legananny Dolmen
Legananny Dolmen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Ballylumford Dolmen
Ballylumford Dolmen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Goward Dolmen
Goward Dolmen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Annadorn Dolmen
Annadorn Dolmen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Burial mounds & barrows · Northern Ireland
Craigs Dolmen
Craigs Dolmen in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · North East England
Howgill Fells
Howgill Fells in England North East, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · Mid Wales
Beggar's Bush
Beggar's Bush in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
📷 3Burial mounds & barrows · North East England
HMS G11
HMS G11 in England North East, United Kingdom.
Burial mounds & barrows · Scottish Highlands
HMS K4
HMS K4 in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.