Poulnabrone Dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a 5,000 year old portal tomb in the limestone Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
The dolmen consists of a massive flat capstone supported on several upright pillars, and would originally have been covered by a mound of earth. Archeological excavations found several traces of human remains at the burial site, which now stands as a stark reminder of an ancient civilisation. Looking back through the mists of time, who knows what ancient religious rites took place at this barren and windswept scene?
Winner of the Heritage in Stone group challenge Stone Circles and Standing Stones.
Poulnabrone Dolmen belongs to the following groups:
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Lorraine Creagh
Wow I really like this. SO dramatic looking.
britishphotos
Great photo. Good use of light. The dark sky contrasts well with the highlights on the stone.
Peta Hurley-Hill
wonderful pic,stunning place.Some thing that should be preserved for the funture.Have you heard of what is going on at Tara?The Irish govenment seems to have gone mad.Wonderful photo.
Karin Lau
Wow…this photo is absolutely stunning!
louise
The processing is Masterly….
A brilliant image…
David Stuart
Magnificent piece !! So much history so many stories
people/are/str...
so powerfull place and tones !
love the perspective
jerry alcantara
wow! stunning!
Christophe Testi
Stunning image, Jane!
justjulie
what a beautiful moody and atmospheric shot
coleen gudbranson
oh wow this is great
when i was there i couldnt get a good shot :(
PaulHealey
Excellent shot -
Arthur Chambers
Brilliant processing-love it!
myart
fantastic image. Love the backround
Catherine Myrt...
thats cool. simple. real. great effect.
Alex Worsley
Very dramatic, i like it alot.
Martin Mullen
A superb dolmen image.
You can almost feel the stone!
Rudschinat
Exelent use of light, powerfull place
:)Gorm
Rinkydink
Great subject & photo
Nicholas Averre
Cracking image, Jane!! very dramatic and the tone and texture is spot one. Nice work!
Andy73
Wow, very dramatic. Awesome perspective and tones. Love it!
Shaun Johnston
Wow, the composition is total impact. Love it.
Mel Brackstone
Wonderful sight! Love what you’ve done to this.
Phil Atkinson
Brillant
Jaxie
interesting
lightsmith
full of drama and power. Theres’s so much to admire in the textures here too – from the sharp well defined rocks and ground, to the dark fluffy clouds about. brilliant composition.
Nicole Goggins
fantastic shot and the tones are perfect!
imageworld
awesome capture, love the lighting works well in black & white, great composition & a great grainy feel to this picture make it something special
Dave Warren
Beautyful, simply beautiful
Gracey
Powerful – nice textures in this. Good job.
Bruce Halliburton
stunning!
Derivatix
great atmosphere, I like it a lot!
shanghaiwu
fabulous work
David Jackson
I can almost here the chants!!.
David.
velveteagle
Timeless beauty here.. such texture..
Kevin Kroeker
Extraordinary capture!!! This is simply wonderful!!
WENDY BANDURSK...
the texture tone composition and MAGNITUDE of this piece is really breathtaking Jane….
you have captured the sense of the ancient and timelessness. Bravo!
Jen Whyte
This is an absolutely stunning image!
Helene Kippert
Beautiful image and treatment – thanks for the explanation too!
thebiglad5
Stunning photo
studiofascino
stunner! love the tones!
moonlight1
excellent!
peterhoenderdos
this is a great picture
Jay Mody
This is nice… I love the colors…. excellent…
janik
Excellent.
Kurt Tutschek
a classic shot – beautiful with the subtle coloring.
Kevin Hart
Great positioning and treatment
Brian Beckett
Fascinating to think how they got the capstone into place. Excellent B & W image, mono seems to suit the subject perfectly here well done
S.I. Sheehan
Oh, this I would love to visit some day! (Sigh) Perhaps next year!! Wonderful job on this rare beauty!!
imagegrabber
very dramatic
Jeremy Harrington
this is stunning Jane, very nice work
AineMacAodha
Powerful Piece.
Peter Zentjens
I love that place and this, this is an excellent capture of it. Great sky!
paulevelin
almost unreal
excellent composition
InShinFrog
I should try mine like that, looks great . !!!
Sean Farragher
awesome
Rich Gale
superb image, I enjoyed reading your descriptoin very intresting.
Very well done Rich.
Hans Kawitzki
Very powerful and dramatic image with tons of details.
GerryMac
stunning capture! excellent as a BW!
Cinthia Creel
wonderful contrast
storm22
Awesome!
Ciaran O'Hagan
superb photo..nice one…
sian80
I have been here many a time, you have managed to capture that eerie feel of evey visit.
:-)
linskudd
Wonderful atmosphere. Love the mono-tone.
RSart
Spectacular shot, really magnificent!
KevinH
Excellent, very moody shot. I love the POV on this :)
catblack
BEST DEPICTION
i have ever seen
i live like.. 10 minutes away from it
catblack
the remains are actually before the celtic times, they were from the stone age.
did ya know they actually cut up the bodies and defleshed them b4 they buried them?
pretty sick but practical i suppose.. brilliant image ,honestly i love it
JANE McILROY
@ catblack – you’re right, I shouldn’t have put the word “celtic” in the description (have removed it now). Thanks!
Cleburnus
I wish I had known this was there in 2007 . wonderful photo..I’m going back to Ireland now.
MarathonMan
For year I’ve been promising myself a trip down that direction… and images like this one remind me why I want to go. Stunning image….!
Ryan Piercey
Amazing shot!
John Quinn
Beautiful shot of Poulnabrone. Great work
Steve Rowsell
powerful shot, loving the tones in this!
EarthGipsy
Jane, awesome shot – wonderful perspective, B&W works brilliantly :-)
David Robinson
Tis all been said in previous comments!! But it is a fabulous image!!!
Mark Tisdale
Fantastic!
Nikki Trexel
Wow…what a neat picture! the perspective here makes it hard for me to tell whether this is monstrously large or much smaller. wonderful work in your dark treatment.
Mark Peterson
Cool image! excellent!
jacobea
Love the sky in this, and how you’ve made the dolmen dramatic :)
betha
Great piece of history, and the image is excellent, great work!
JANE McILROY
@jacobea
Thanks – that’s what I was trying to do!
Meeli Sonn
congrats.
Catherine Veal
congratulations Jane.x
shakey
superb image,well done.
ryenart
An excellent, superb capture. I love the dramatic feel to it. Well done!
ragman
Congrats Jane ~ an excellent image ~ well done
Paulette x
Well deserved win, excellent perspective DOF and clarity on this image.
Hannah Nicholas
Beautiful striking image. Great stuff.
blossom
Fabulous work Jane!! Congratulations on your win!! So deserving!! :o)
newbeltane
Great image and congrats!
Steve ;-)
Dave Lloyd
Congratulations. This is superbly captured and presented.
Alleycatsgarden
yay – i voted 4 u – great stuff
JANE McILROY
A big Thank You to everyone who voted!
Jen Whyte
This is a stunning shot and congrats on winning the Challenge!
Ashley Watters
Fantastic image and thoroughly deserving of the top place. Well done Jane
AnitaInverarity
Awesome x