How many fairy forts in Ireland? Somewhere between 45,000 and 60,000 is a very rough estimate, but in all probability there ...

Imagine walking through a windswept village on the Atlantic coast, where the rolling hills echo with the rhythm of a language ...

A six-foot-tall standing ceremonial stone in a Derbyshire forest had one archaeology enthusiast searching for more. Well, 24-year-old student George Bird found plenty, with the help of experts of ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

Irish folklore, like the island itself, is littered with tales of earth mounds known as fairy forts. The ancient ringforts ...

“There are very few stone masons in Ireland yet these are simple skills which aren’t hard to master – and once you have them, they will never let you down,” he says. Dublin born and ...

In the green hills of southwest Britain, a quiet revolution took place over 5,000 years ago. Long before Stonehenge rose from ...

Castlerigg Stone Circle is an ancient, eerie and neolithic structure situated near Keswick. Dating from about 3000 BC, this is one of the first stone circles built in Britain, which is perched ...

Are you planning a vacation in Ireland? Looking for advice or want to share some great memories? Join our Irish travel Facebook group. Stone circles in Ireland span across the Sperrins Mountains ...

The images submitted will then be catalogued and used to build a comprehensive fossil map of Ireland. The completed map will be launched at a major Fossil Expo taking place at UCC during Science ...

Looking down from a plane, you’ll see these circles dotted across Ireland. These are the most ... are known as "raths," "lisses" or "duns" or stone versions known as cashels.