Brownshill Dolmen, Carlow

Name: Brownshill Dolmen
Address: Bennekerry Service Station 726 Hacketstown Road, Carlow, Ireland

#3 among attractions in Carlow

Top attraction, Monuments and statues, Archaeological site

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Brownshill Dolmen is a very large megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. Its capstone weighs an estimated 150 metric tons, and is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument. Known as the Kernanstown Cromlech, sometimes spelled as Browneshill Dolmen, it is sited on the former estate house of the Browne family from which it takes its name. ()

Alternative names: Length: 20 ftWidth: 15 ftHeight: 11 ftCoordinates: 52°50'15"N, 6°52'52"W

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Bennekerry Service Station 726 Hacketstown RoadCarlow Ireland

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Day trips

Brownshill Dolmen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlow County Museum, Carlow Castle, Duckett's Grove, Cathedral of the Assumption.

2 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Carlow County Museum, Carlow
51 min walk • Carlow County Museum is a museum documenting the history of County Carlow. Located on College Street in Carlow town, the building was originally the Presentation Convent; it also houses the County Library and Archives.
2.3 miW
Ruins of a 13th-century castle/fortress
Carlow Castle, Carlow
59 min walk • Carlow Castle is located near to the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.
3.2 miNE
Historical place, Garden, Reportedly haunted
Duckett's Grove, Carlow
83 min walk • Duckett's Grove is a ruined 19th-century great house and former estate in County Carlow, Ireland. Belonging to the Duckett family, the house was formerly the focal point of a 12,000-acre estate, and dominated the local landscape of the area for more than two centuries.
1.9 miW
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow
50 min walk • The Cathedral of the Assumption is both the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the parish church for the cathedral parish.
2 miW
Military museum, History museum, Museum
County Carlow Military Museum, Carlow
52 min walk • County Carlow Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of County Carlow and its people. It is located in the former church on the grounds of St. Dympna's Hospital in Carlow town.
5.1 miW
Church, Monastery
Killeshin Church
129 min walk • Killeshin Church is a 12th-century Romanesque church and National Monument located in County Laois, Ireland.
2.1 miW
City hall
County Buildings, Carlow
53 min walk • The County Buildings are a municipal facility in Athy Road, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland.
1.9 miW
Universities and schools
St. Patrick's, Carlow
49 min walk • St Patrick's, Carlow College, is a liberal arts college located in Carlow, Ireland. The college is the second oldest third level institution in Ireland have been founded in 1782 by James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor bishop Daniel Delany.
5.2 miSW
Watermill
Milford Mills
134 min walk • Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station.
2.4 miNW
Park
Oak Park
61 min walk • Oak Park is an estate in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland, located 3 kilometres north of the town of Carlow. The estate was purchased by Irish MP Henry Bruen in 1775. It remained in the family until 1957, being inhabited by Bruen's son and grandson, both MPs of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
2 miW
52°50'41"N • 6°55'35"W
Delta Sensory Gardens, Carlow
50 min walk • Garden, Park