Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog
The enchanted path that leads to Ballynoe Stone Circle in County Down
Ballynoe Stone Circle was built around 4000 years ago. The circle encloses a burial mound
Detail of one of the stones that lie outside the circle
Arc of stones at Ballynoe Stone Circle. The circle is around 35mts across
Detail of stones
The Giant’s Ring at Ballynahatty showing the passage grave near its centre. Ballynahatty, Belfast, Co Down, Northern Ireland
The henge monument at Ballynahatty (the Giant’s Ring) – is roughly 180m across with a neolithic passage grave near the centre.
Duncarbit Standing Stones – strange symmetry
Duncarbit Standing Stones, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Proleek Dolmen, Cooley Peninsula, Co Louth, Ireland
Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Uragh Stone Circle, Beara Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Clogher Head Standing Stone<
Clogher Head, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland
Gurranes Stone Row / Alignment aka The Three Fingers, Co Cork, Ireland
Drombeg Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
The entrance to Drombeg Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
Derreenataggart West Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
Ardgroom Outward Stone Circle, Co Cork, Ireland
Two pagan statues in Caldragh graveyard on Boa Island on the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
The 2 headed pagan statue in Caldragh graveyard
Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) is said to have been brought to Ireland by the mythical race known as the Tuatha Dé Danann who defeated the original inhabitants of Ireland the Fir Bolg and took their seat of power on the Hill of Tara.
It was one of four treasures brought by the Tuatha Dé Danann and used as the inauguration stone for the High Kings of Ireland
Ballycleagh Standing Stones, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballycleagh Standing Stone with Carra Castle in the background
Ticloy Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Glencloy, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ticloy Dolmen with Slemish Mountain in the mist
Craigs (The Broadstone), Long Mountain, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Maidens Standing Stones, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sunset at Ossian’s Grave (Lubitavish Court Tomb), Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Skerry West Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The sun sets on Skerry West Standing Stone
Tamybuck Wedge Tomb, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
A pair of earthen concentric rings (dry outer and and water retentive inner for ancient ritual use). Portballintrae, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballymacaldrack Court Cairn (aka Dooey’s Cairn), Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Doagh Holestone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Sunset on Donegore Hill through the hole in the holed stone
The setting sun through the hole in the holed stone
aka Ballynagloch Standing Stones
The smaller standing stone at Culfeightrin Church and Graveyard, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
The larger standing stone near the entrance of Church. In the background (far left) the smaller stone.
Craigs Lower Passage Tomb, Rasharkin, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballygilbert Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballygilbert Standing Stone near sunset
Carved with the symbols ‘Chi’ and ‘Rho’, the first two letters of the name ‘Christ’ in Greek
Drumaqueran Chi-Rho Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
McArt’s Fort, Cavehill, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyaghagan Cairn, with McArt’s Fort in the background
The dolmen just in front of the entrance to a house
Ballylumford Dolmen (Portal Tomb), Islandmagee, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyutoag Court Tomb aka The Hanging Thorn Cairn, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ballyvennaght Standing Stone, near Ballypatrick forest, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Known locally as Cloughacarna, the stone of sorrows
The first Cloughananca joint portal tomb, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
The large collapsed capstone of the second Cloughananca joint portal tomb
Breen Standing Stone at sunset
Breen Standing Stone, Breen Oak Wood, Glenshesk, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carn Greine (Carngraney) – Cairn of the Sun, Craigarogan, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Linford Earthworks, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, with Knockdhu hill in the background
The smaller circular enclosure at Linford
The larger circular enclosure at Linford,
Killyglen Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Glenroan Portal Tomb and in the background Barnes Gap
Glenroan Portal Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The Ruins of Glenroan Wedge Tomb
Clogherny Wedge Tomb, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
The Stone Circle surrounds the wedge tomb
Dun Ruadh Stone Circle, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An inner stone circle with an outer cairn and split thorn tree in the center of the circle
Malin More portal tomb, Co Donegal, Ireland
Malin More standing stone