Megalithomania.com is a site originally dedicated to Irish megaliths, but now expanded to include all sorts of antiquities that are of importance/interest.

My third book about Ireland's prehistoric heritage, Monu-Mental About Prehistoric Antrim, is now available and, like my first two books, Monu-Mental About Prehistoric Dublin and Monu-Mental About Prehistoric Waterford, is available in the shops or from this website - just click Shop at the top of the page.

I try and visit sites as often as I can, trying to get out every weekend, but failing lately due to work pressures. For quick access to the latest trips use the link on the menu bar. To browse all the sites I've visited over the last 7 years use the links on the left-hand side.

Until we meet in the stones ... Ride On!!

Tom

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A Great Start To The New Year - Thursday, 1st January 2009 

I love going out on the 1st January. Everything seems so fresh and it makes me believe that I might just see a lot of stuff this year: start as you mean to go on!

Today I decided to head north to Louth, in particular around Carlingford. There are a few court tombs up there that I haven't been to yet and I wanted to revisit a couple of sites. My route also took me past Clontygora (County Armagh) and I couldn't resist stopping. I attempted to revisit Clermont Cairn (County Louth), but the montain top was shrouded in freezing cloud and the road near to the transmitter was covered in ice! I did manage to go back to the two monuments at Aghnaskeagh (County Louth). I can't believe it's been almost 7 years since I was there.

The two court tombs were very different. The one is just a nice little gallery with no court stones, while the other is just the remnants of the court with possibly the most massive entrance stones I've ever seen.

I finished off the day at the fence-embedded passage tomb at Faughart Lower before heading home to make sure I saw Wallace And Grommit on TV tonight (I missed it on Christmas Day.)

I will be trying to concentrate on Mayo in the main part for my next book. As usual I will head to other areas and I intend to give Tipperary and Limerick a bit more attention as well as some of the midland counties.

Happy New Year to you all!