Megalithic tomb
Proleek Dolmen
Dundalk, County Louth
The capstone weighs about forty tonnes and balances on three uprights, in a field near Ballymascanlon.
This is a fine example of a Portal Dolmen in the grounds of the Ballymascanlon Hotel in Dundalk County Louth.
- Where
- Dundalk, County Louth
- Address
- Proleek
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Castleroche CastleThe thirteenth century castle sits on a rock outcrop northwest of Dundalk, gable wall and window still upright.
Ravensdale ForestCoillte forest in the valley north of Dundalk, with waymarked trails and standing stones in among the trees.
DundalkDundalk sits on the Castletown river, almost exactly halfway between Dublin and Belfast.
CarlingfordNarrow medieval lanes on the shore of Carlingford Lough, with the Cooley mountains going up straight behind them.
King John's Castle, CarlingfordThe ruined stone castle is built on the rock above the harbour at the north end of the village.On nearby
Coming up within about 25km.
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