New video: Beyond Newgrange: The World of Ireland’s Passage Tombs. It looks at the Irish passage tomb world of Knowth, Dowth, the Mound of the Hostages, Carrowmore, and many more. Enjoy
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We walk in the shadow of our past.
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"Although, however, this type differs so materially from that of the wedge-shaped monuments with their parallel outer ranges of stones, there are points of construction common to both, as well as forms which hold an intermediate place. A reference to several of the plans of the Carrowmore group† will show that the interior crypt was not intended to be absolutely closed, but that, as in the case of the dolmen of Yr Ogof in Wales, of many Portuguese examples, of the covered dolmens of Brittany,‡ and of the chambered tumuli of Great Britain and Ireland, a creep or passage communicated with the edge of the mound." - from The Dolmens of Ireland by William Copeland Borlase (1897) Photo: Upper entrance to Porth yr Ogof by D. Cload (CC BY-SA 2.0) #dolmens #passagetombs #wales #yrogof

"A reference to several of the plans of the Carrowmore group† will show that the interior crypt was not intended to be absolutely closed, but that, as in the case of the dolmen of Yr Ogof in Wales, of..."
- from The Dolmens of Ireland
by W.C. Borlase (1897)

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If you are local to the #Seattle and #Bellevue #Washington area, I'm teaching 1 and 2 day classes at @BellevueCollege @BCContinuingEd on #travel to #Scotland and #Ireland as well as #Celts and Ancient Monuments (#Henges, #PassageTombs, #StoneCircles)

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