Cromleh near Dundalk Ireland, from the Druidical Antiquities plate. details |
||
 | ||
| Image title: | Cromleh near Dundalk Ireland, from the Druidical Antiquities plate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Source: | Grose, Francis: “The Antiquities of England and Wales” (1783) | |
| Place shown: | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland | |
| Keywords: | druids, megaliths, ruins, tombs, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
Notes: |
This is an engraving of Proleek Dolmen, part of a megalithic portal tomb, although this should not be taken to imply that there is a burial chamber. The capstone is almost four metres long and over three wide (twelve feet by four feet, roughly) and would weight some 30 or 40 tons. Mythical Ireland page for Proleek Dolmen This is one item from a full-page plate, Druidical Antiquities |
|
| Filename: | 00p135-Druidical-Antiquities-04-q75-500x432.jpg | |
| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Grose-Antiquities/pages/00p135-Druidical-Antiquities-04//00p135-Druidical-Antiquities-04-q75-500x432.jpg | |
| Comment: | Add a link, leave a comment or change keywords | |
$Id: mkgallery,v 1.64 2008/01/02 04:05:10 lee Exp lee $
