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Caherconnell
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Clare)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5
Caherconnell submitted by jeffrep on 20th Aug 2008. The exterior wall at Caherconnell Stone Fort.
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Log Text: Commercialised site, with high entrance fee. Visitor centre is more about the cafe and the sheepdogs.
Poulnabrone
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Clare)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Poulnabrone submitted by groovyearthwisps on 11th Jul 2006. Twilight at Poulnabrone, 10th July 2006.
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Kenmare
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kerry)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Kenmare submitted by bburdetteva on 17th Jul 2010. Kenmare Stone Circle July 2010
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Staigue
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kerry)
Visited: Yes on 7th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Staigue submitted by Anthony_Weir on 13th Apr 2005.
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Dromagorteen
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kerry)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dromagorteen submitted by frogcottage42 on 1st Mar 2010. Complete with helpful information boards and sizeable boulder burial in the centre.
A fulacht fiadh stand 12m to the NE and a well preserved rath (ring fort) about 200m to the West
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Kilree Monastery
Date Added: 29th Sep 2014
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kilkenny)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kilree Monastery submitted by jansold on 27th Sep 2014. Kilree high cross with the tower of the monastery in the background
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Lia Fail
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lia Fail submitted by dodomad on 1st Jun 2014. The Lia Fáil stone on the world famous Hill of Tara was badly vandalised in May 2014. During the incident, two tins of thick gloss paint were poured over the stone.
Image copyright Neil Jackman from Tima Travel Ireland, used with permission.
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Hill of Tara
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Hill Of Tara submitted by jeffrep on 21st Aug 2008. Mound of the Hostages from a distance. At Hill of Tara in County Meath north of of Dublin.
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Newgrange
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Newgrange submitted by McDeil on 8th Jan 2002. Entry at Newgrange showing massive carved stone which once blocked the entry. Not shown are the tourists who in Summer would queue for up to an hour to be taken through the tomb!
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Knowth
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Knowth submitted by AlexHunger on 21st Oct 2004. One of the two entrances to Knowth. Please note curbstones around the cairn. of 127, 92 have carvings
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Knowth Timber Circle
Date Added: 17th Sep 2014
Site Type: Timber Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Knowth Timber Circle submitted by siunni9 on 4th Sep 2006. This is the Knowth Timber Circle. These poles were positioned where the remains of the original ones once stood. We captured this image on October 16th, 2005.
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Cross of the Scriptures (Clonmacnoise)
Date Added: 27th Sep 2014
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Offaly)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cross of the Scriptures (Clonmacnoise) submitted by Sunny100 on 6th Sep 2010. The Famous 9th century 'Cross of the Scriptures', a 4 metre tall high cross at the monastic site of Clonmacnois. It has scenes from the life of Christ and other biblical episodes. Also, a panel shows St Ciaran founding the first section of his monastery - which is represented by a tree.
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Log Text: The crosses have been replaced by replicas, and the originals are housed in the museum at the site
Chianca Dolmen
Date Added: 23rd May 2013
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Italy (Puglia)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2009. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Chianca Dolmen submitted by beefree on 3rd Sep 2011. Bisceglie (BT)
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Log Text: A somewhat sad site, litter strewn and within earshot of the roar of traffic on the autostrada.
Matera
Date Added: 23rd May 2013
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Italy (Puglia)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2009. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Matera submitted by Bjorn on 4th Jun 2007. Site in Puglia
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Petra, Nabataean Town
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Jordan
Visited: Yes on 1st Feb 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Petra, Nabataean Town submitted by h_fenton on 15th Dec 2007. The tomb commonly known as 'The Treasury' and probably the most famous of all the monuments at Petra
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Tamgaly Petroglyphs
Date Added: 23rd May 2013
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Kazakhstan
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Tamgaly Petroglyphs submitted by Jansold on 24th May 2013. The glyphs have been etched into the smooth rock faces with stone or metal tools and consist mainly of various deities, zoomorphic beings and animals.
Site in Kazakhstan
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Baalbek Quarry
Date Added: 13th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Lebanon
Visited: Yes on 8th Oct 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Baalbek Quarry submitted by durhamnature on 11th May 2013. "The size of a bus" from archive.org
Site in Lebanon
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Log Text: The site was cleared and is looked after by the family who run the small gift shop at the site
Beirut National Museum
Date Added: 13th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: Lebanon
Visited: Yes on 6th Oct 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Beirut National Museum submitted by Jansold on 13th Oct 2019. Phoenician anthropomorphic sarcophagi
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Log Text: The museum was badly damaged in the war, but has been restored to its former glory
Baalbek Temple
Date Added: 13th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Lebanon
Visited: Yes on 9th Oct 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Baalbek Temple Forecourt submitted by FleaMarket on 9th Jul 2006. Postcard from about 1925 when Lebanon was still a French Colony. The Roman Temples at Baalbek are built on top of much older ruins.
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Log Text: One of the best Roman sites outside of Italy. The preservation and scale of the temples are really impressive
Byblos
Date Added: 13th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Lebanon
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Byblos submitted by AlexHunger on 24th Jun 2007. Stele of Hathor like Goddess with King Yehawmilk 600 BCE.
Hathor evolved from ishtar, to Astarte, to Ashtoreth and finaly to Hathor on the way from Sumer to Egypt, but the Phoenecias became steadily more influenced by the Egyptians on account of heavy trading activity.
Object in the Louvre in Paris.
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Log Text: One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world