Lambay Island

Nearest town:
Rush (6km W)
OS reference:
O319508
OS sheets:
43, 43
Latitude:
53° 29' 26.38 N
Longitude:
6° 0' 44.84 W
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Image of Lambay Island (Cairn(s)) by ryaner

Lambay for the hollybops? Maybe – that cairn tho.

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ryaner
ryaner Apr 8, 2023
Image of Lambay Island (Cairn(s)) by ryaner

A polished stone axe and a stone adzehead, both of porphyritic andesite, from the Lambay Island axe factory, circa 3,600–2,500 BC, now in the National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street, Dublin.

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ryaner
ryaner Sep 7, 2019
Image of Lambay Island (Cairn(s)) by ryaner

Lambay Island from the beach in Skerries. The cairn is clearly visible in the centre of the island.

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ryaner
ryaner Mar 12, 2013

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Lambay Island

ryaner
ryaner Mar 12, 2013

Kinda cheating here a bit as I didn’t actually visit the site – visiting strictly by invitation only. Lambay is meant to be rich in neolithic heritage – the site of an axe factory. Love to go there some day.

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