The Floor is Made of Lava

 Walking out to the Poulnabrone dolmen here was like playing "the floor is made of lava."  You had to hop from stone to stone, and as you can see from the tree a few pictures down, this area is hella windy, and it was raining gang busters.  Lizzie hung out there, and I popped around like a goat while she watched  to make sure I didn't fall in one of the pots. 

The Poulnabrone dolmen (Poll na mBron, meaning "hole of the quern stones") is a portal tomb, a neolithic structure consisting of two more more upright (portal) stones supporting the capstone, which here is 12 feet long.  Between 16-22 adults and children were buried here, and excavation also revealed a polished stone axe, weapons, pottery, quartz, pendants, etc as well. 

It's unclear if it was just a territorial marker, or used for celtic rites and rituals but it was most likely the latter.