Scale model exhibits in the Ulster museum in Belfast detailing how we think these tombs were originally constructed. http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0011/14800798_Xmhvz-Ti.jpg http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/gallery/371690_b9nzd/ 2005-01-25T05:09:48Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com">Home </a><br />Passage Tombs Passage tombs are becoming widely thought of as more than just depositories for the dead. Some passage tombs such as those in Co. Sligo at Carrowmore and Carrowkeel are over 7 ...</p><p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/371690_b9nzd#14800798_Xmhvz" title="Passage Tombs Passage tombs are becoming widely thought of as more than just depositories for the dead. Some passage tombs such as those in Co. Sligo at Carrowmore and Carrowkeel are over 7 ..."><img src="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0011/14800798_Xmhvz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Passage Tombs Passage tombs are becoming widely thought of as more than just depositories for the dead. Some passage tombs such as those in Co. Sligo at Carrowmore and Carrowkeel are over 7 ..." title="Passage Tombs Passage tombs are becoming widely thought of as more than just depositories for the dead. Some passage tombs such as those in Co. Sligo at Carrowmore and Carrowkeel are over 7 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T21:23:05Z Home http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0011/14800798_Xmhvz-Th.jpg 2005-01-16 14:49:59 <p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com">Home </a><br />Court Tombs The court tomb is the oldest remaining stone built tomb type found in Ireland, they were built over four to five thousand years ago and few remain in recognisable condition. ...</p><p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/371690_b9nzd#14800796_BVN2r" title="Court Tombs The court tomb is the oldest remaining stone built tomb type found in Ireland, they were built over four to five thousand years ago and few remain in recognisable condition. ..."><img src="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0007/14800796_BVN2r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="133" alt="Court Tombs The court tomb is the oldest remaining stone built tomb type found in Ireland, they were built over four to five thousand years ago and few remain in recognisable condition. ..." title="Court Tombs The court tomb is the oldest remaining stone built tomb type found in Ireland, they were built over four to five thousand years ago and few remain in recognisable condition. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T21:45:34Z Home http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0007/14800796_BVN2r-Th.jpg 2005-01-16 14:49:07 <p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com">Home </a><br />Portal Tombs (Dolmens) The Portal Tomb (often referred to as a 'Dolmen') consists of a chamber made of large standing stones supporting a large capstone (or two), surrounded by a cairn of s ...</p><p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/371690_b9nzd#14800793_t5kDW" title="Portal Tombs (Dolmens) The Portal Tomb (often referred to as a 'Dolmen') consists of a chamber made of large standing stones supporting a large capstone (or two), surrounded by a cairn of s ..."><img src="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0006/14800793_t5kDW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Portal Tombs (Dolmens) The Portal Tomb (often referred to as a 'Dolmen') consists of a chamber made of large standing stones supporting a large capstone (or two), surrounded by a cairn of s ..." title="Portal Tombs (Dolmens) The Portal Tomb (often referred to as a 'Dolmen') consists of a chamber made of large standing stones supporting a large capstone (or two), surrounded by a cairn of s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:54:40Z Home http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0006/14800793_t5kDW-Th.jpg 2005-01-16 14:48:54 <p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com">Home </a><br />Wedge tombs Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passag ...</p><p><a href="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/371690_b9nzd#14800794_MEM7W" title="Wedge tombs Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passag ..."><img src="http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0005/14800794_MEM7W-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Wedge tombs Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passag ..." title="Wedge tombs Wedge tombs were built sometime after portal tombs (dolmens), the stones that make up wedge tombs are not known for their aesthetic appeal like those of portal, court and passag ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:52:35Z Home http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com http://cianmcliam.smugmug.com/Ancient-Ireland/What-did-they-originally-look/Belfast0005/14800794_MEM7W-Th.jpg 2005-01-16 14:48:45