# Poulnabrone — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/poulnabrone-whe-definition-discussion/15896>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [August 30, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/poulnabrone-whe-definition-discussion/15896 "2015-08-30T15:56:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/poulnabrone-whe-definition-discussion/15896/1 "2015-08-30T15:56:37Z")

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Poulnabrone is a portal tomb in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland and the oldest dated megalithic monument in the land. The name means "Hole of the Quern Stones", but the site is also commonly referred to as "Hole of the Sorrows". Dated to c. 4200 BCE it stands 5.9 feet high (1.8 meters) and 12 feet (3.6 meters) long in a field surrounded by the karst stone formations which make up the Burren. It is defined as a dolmen: a single-chamber, megalithic tomb distinguished by a capstone resting on upright stones.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Poulnabrone/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Poulnabrone/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/poulnabrone-whe-definition-discussion/15896/2 "2026-07-30T09:22:10Z")

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