Megalithic Tombs by Eoin Shinners https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1 The Portal Dolmen and Court Cairn - write a paragraph on each one describing the features. en-us 2016-10-17 10:32:00 UTC 2023-02-20 18:10:14 UTC hello@padlet.com ColinšŸ˜‚šŸ‘ŒšŸ» AND Ian https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082304 PORTAL DOLMEN- A portal dolmen is 3 or more stones put up standing together.2 in the ground and on the top. The stone on top is called a cap stone. The tow stones standing upwards are just called standing stones. Ashes and objects can be put in it



COURT CAIRN- A court cairn is a burial chamber that is made of stone and it is shaped in a rectangular shaped burial chambers made with stones put into different places.]]> 2016-10-17 10:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082304 Colleen/Megan https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082398
Standing proud in the stark landscape of the Burren Co. Clare, the iconic megalithic tomb at Poulnabrone is one of Irelandā€™s most photoed  archaeological sites. Dating from the Neolithic period, this beautiful monument has revealed a lot of information about the lives and burial customs of Irelandā€™s very first farmers.
COURT CARIN
The court cairn or tomb is a megalithic type of chamber tomb and gallery grave, specifically a variant of the chambered cairn, found in western and northern Ireland, and in mostly southwest Scotland where it maybe also be called a horned cairn or Clyde-Carlingford tomb.there is 3 stones

]]> 2016-10-17 10:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082398 Sophie/Leanne sconway16_student https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082423 A portal dolmen was a megalithic tomb.It was built with three upright stones,two standing and one on the top.The top stone was called a capstone.They buried ashes with the persons everyday items because they thought they were going to have an afterlife after death.

A court cairn is a megalithic type of tomb or gallery grave.They are built from large slabs of rock and are distinguished by their oval roofless forecourt at the beginning of the tomb/gallery grave.]]> 2016-10-17 10:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082423 Arthurnb1 https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082424 A portal dolmen is 3 stones 2 _4 standing and 1 on the top

]]> 2016-10-17 10:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082424 Conor conorfinn200 https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082426 Portal dolmen
A portal dolmen was a chamber built by Mesolithic people.
It was built by 2 or more stones.There was 2 stones at the side and one large stone on top.


]]> 2016-10-17 10:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082426 RonanĀ  https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082427 Portal Dolmen-A portal Dolmen is a megalithic tomb used to house the dead. It was made up of two or more vertical stones with a large stone on top called a capstone which was used as a roof.

Court Cairn-A court cairn is a burial chamber which is made up of stone slabs placed in a rectangular shape with no top. It is used as a tomb and is also used for rituals]]> 2016-10-17 10:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082427 Clodagh/Zena https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082434 Court cairn is a gallery grave made with rocks in a circle .it is a buriel chamber


A portal dolmen was a megalithic tomb made of rocks. With ashes underneath.there are three stoned upright with a capstone as a roof.it was a ,etholithic. as]]> 2016-10-17 10:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082434 Jasmine Ā Nicole Caoimhe https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082661 Portal dolmens were megalithic tombs that were used as  gravestones they had three upright stone wallsand a capstone as a roof
a court cairn is a burial chamber with a court leading to a chamber ]]> 2016-10-17 10:52:24 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082661 Liam https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082872 A portal dolmen was a chamber/tomb built by the Mesolithic people.a basic portal dolmen was made up of two upright stones as walls and a cap stone for a roof.the oldest one is around 7000 years old in Western Europe.

A court cairn was a narrow hallway type chamber it was made by the Mesolithic people and was built so that they could bury two people in it.Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 
It can be recognised by its rectangular shape and was made of stoneĀ .you can still find one today in sligo






Court cairn:court cairns were another type of Mesolithic tomb and can be identified by its rectangular shape and roofless entrance.aside from being a tomb they also preformed rituals here in the courtyard.people were buried with their possessions for they believed they would go to the afterlife with them







Passage grave: a passage grave was a small narrow hallway tomb built to have burial chambers one passage grave can be found near SligoĀ 










]]> 2016-10-17 10:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131082872 IanĀ  ihanley16 https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131084426 It is made up of 3 stones and is used for graves from r the Mesolithic people used them]]> 2016-10-17 11:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131084426 Kelly https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131084493 There are four main types of megalithic monument to be found in Ireland. These are chambered cairns (also known as passage tomb or passage graves)


Court cairn 
The court cairn  or tomb is a megalithic type of chamber tomb and gallery grave ]]> 2016-10-17 11:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131084493 Caitlyn caitlynob76 https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131085708 A portal dolmen was a megalithic tomb. It was made from two or three stones standing up with one on top (a capstone). It was used to bury soemone who has died and they often buried everyday objects with them. They put in weapons and other everyday things.

A Court Cairn is a tomb that consists of a courtyard and a chamber. The courtyard is used for rituals and the chamber is used to bury the dead. They also buried everyday items with them.]]> 2016-10-17 11:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eshinners/tombs1/wish/131085708