November 24, 2010
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The Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Ireland’s most iconic prehistoric monuments — a 5,800-year-old Neolithic portal tomb consisting of three massive standing stones capped by a 1.8-metre-long capstone, rising starkly from the limestone pavement of the Burren in County Clare. Older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza, Poulnabrone is one of the most photographed […]
Tags: archaeological-research, bronze-age, burial-chamber, burren, ceramic-products, county-clare, early-inhabitants, guiness, interesting-sites, ireland, limestone, personal-things, poulnabrone-dolmen, prehistoric-monument, slabs, stone-axes, stonehenge, stonehenge-in-england, temples, weapons
Categories: Ireland, Sights
November 8, 2010
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Jägala Falls is Estonia’s widest and most powerful waterfall — a dramatic 8-metre-high, 50-metre-wide curtain of water thundering over a limestone escarpment just 25 kilometres east of Tallinn. While Valaste Waterfall may be taller, Jägala is arguably the more impressive spectacle, particularly during the spring snowmelt and after heavy rain when the falls transform from […]
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Categories: Estonia, Nature
August 27, 2010
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Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia Updated: May 19, 2020 | By Claire | More Muránska planina National Park (Slovak: Národný park Muránska planina) with a total area of 203.18 km², is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia (since 1997). It is situated in Central Slovakia, in the districts of Brezno and Revúca, […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
July 24, 2010
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Wookey Hole Caves – populat tourist attraction near Bristol, England, UK Updated: January 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Located along the southernmost edges of the Mendip Hills, you will find the village of Wookey Hole and its popular attraction, Wookey Hole Cave. The cave was formed by the River Axe as it slowly […]
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Categories: Nature, United Kingdom
July 22, 2010
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Lulworth Cove – beautiful natural attraction at Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England Updated: January 14, 2020 | By Claire | More Along the Jurassic Coast, just outside of the small village of West Lulworth is where you will find the popular Lulworth Cove. More than half of a million people visit the cove every single year; […]
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Categories: Nature, United Kingdom