A fine example of a portal tomb, or Dolmen, from the Breton for “stone table”, the tomb upon excavation was found to contain the remains of between 16 and 22 adults and 6 juveniles, including a newborn baby. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the burials took place 3800 and 3200 BC. The neolithic community would have been much larger than this and there are easier ways to bury the dead, so Poulnabrone (Hole of the Quern stone) is generally considered to contain the remains of special dead and to have been a center for ceremony and symbolism. Having been used in everything from a Guinness commercial to appearing on stamps, the tomb has gained cult status though this has proven to be a slight set-back as now a ranger’s hut has been placed near the site to ensure no more group photographs are taken on the cap stone of the tomb!