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How to get to Poulnabrone Dolmen County Clare Photo via Canva Poulnabrone is an old portal tomb dating back thousands of years, it is located in the region of County Clare. This super old site is located in the area of Kilcorney close to the R480 road. Poulnabrone is located around 8 kilometres from the village of Ballyvaughan. The site is FREE to visit, its located just a few minutes drive from Caherconnell Fort and sheepdog demonstrations. There is a FREE car park just off the road next to the dolmen tomb, so you can park for FREE and stroll in and look at this very interesting portal tomb site and take some photos. Some of the roads to Poulnabrone can be narrow, be warned that some farm machinery will be using the roads so please beware of your surrounding and take your time and be careful. Location of Poulnabrone Dolmen Photo via Canva Poulnabrone dolmen GPS Coordinates are - 53.0487° N, 9.1400° W Latitude: 53° 02' 33.50" NLongitude: -9° 08' 14.30" W Link on Google map here to guide you there! Parking Photo via Canva There is a FREE car park on the site of Poulnabrone, the car park can for cater around 30 cars, large tour buses use this car park at times, please be aware there are no toilets at this site. Directions from Limerick to Poulnabrone Photo via Canva This route will take around 1 hour by car Follow the sign for Shannon Airport/Ennis GalwayGet onto the N18 motorwayTake a left turn off the motorway and take N85 exit for Ennis/ EnnistymonDrive on N85 for around 1 kilometreArrive at Skehanagh Roundabout, take the second exit marked N85At Clareabbey roundabout, take the second exit off the roundabout and stay on the N85 motorwayArrive at the Rocky road roundabout and take the second exit towards the N85 motorwayAt the Beech park roundabout, you will take the third exit off the roundabout towards the N85 motorway.Arrive at the Beechwood roundabout, then take the third exit for N85Arrive at Claureen roundabout, take the exit marked Lahinch road /N85 and continue for 2.5 kilometresTake the right turn marked R476/Corofin/The BurrenTake a right take at Leamaneh CastleDrive straight onwards towards the R480 roadArrive at Poulnabrone on your right-hand side Directions from Ennis to Poulnabrone Photo via Canva This route will take you around 35 minutes by car. From Ennis follow the road signs for Lahinch, Burren region and Corofin.Drive towards (2.5 kilometres) Claureen roundabout and take the second exit signposted Corofin/Burren.Drive on the R476 road for 17.3 kilometres, take a right at Leamaneh Castle.Drive onto the R480 and travel straight onwards (pass Caherconnel Fort) until you arrive at Poulnabrone on your right-hand side. Directions from Cliffs of Moher to Poulnabrone Photo via Canva This is the quickest route from the Cliffs of Moher, it should take around 35 minutes in a car. Leave the Cliffs of Moher travelling towards Doolin direction and the R478 roadDrive on the R478 for 10.3 kilometres towards KilfenoraPass through the village of KilfenoraTake a left turn at Leamaneh Castle onto R480Continue on this road until you see Poulnabroune on your right-hand side Directions from Galway to Poulnabrone Photo via Canva This route from Galway to Poulnabrone is quite scenic and has a number of interesting things to see on route. Leave Galway and follow signs for N67 motorwayDrive towards OranmoreFollow the N67 towards ClarinbridgeFollow the sign for Kilcolgan, take a right turn for the Burren, Cliffs of MoherFollow signs for KinvarraFollow N67 road towards BallyvaughanFollow N67 road outside Ballyvaughan and take a left onto R480 roadFollow R480 for 7.6 kilometres to Poulnabrone, you will see it on your left-hand side. Information about Poulnabrone Photo via Canva Poulnabroune is a FREE site to visit, its an amazing tourist attraction dating back thousands of years, the tomb was in used as a burial site for 500 to 600 hundred years. The site is run by the OPW in Ireland, it's one of Ireland's oldest known sites that has been examined by a team of archaeologists. The team excavated Poulnabrone in the 1980s and found some very interesting stuff. They found the remains of bodies of men, women and children, they dated the radiocarbon on the bones they found back to 5800 years ago. The tomb is encircled with rope and you can't go inside the rope, this is to protect the site from any damage. You can take photos and explore the whole area. See my article on the Burren Ireland here! Information Displays Photo via Canva There are a number of information displays on the way into the portal tomb. These informational points have info about the Burren region, flora, wildlife and the landscape of the Burren region. There is information about the history of the site, and the use of the site as a burial ground. I hope you find this article useful, I welcome any suggestions or recommendations by email to info@allthings-ireland.com. ThanksJohn ConwayAll Things Ireland