BROWNSHILL DOLMEN

Map Reference: S755768

In the townland of Kernanstown, the dolmen at Brownshill has the largest capstone in Ireland. Estimates of its mass range from 100 to 150 tons. One edge of the stone is earthbound and the other edge rests on three stones. Two of these stones form a portal and the other is a doorstone. A fourth stone stands nearby. With the exception of some small stones under the capstone there is little cairn material remaining.

ST MULLIN'S

Map Reference: S729380

St Moling founded a monastery here at the end of the 7th century. He may have been Bishop of Ferns and also of Glendalough. The earliest remains are the very low stump of a Round Tower and a small granite High Cross. The decoration on the cross includes a Crucifixion, interlacing and spirals. The ring is solid and the base is cylindrical. There are remains of several churches and the site is the traditional burying place of the Kings of Leinster. Just outside the gate of the graveyard is a very fine Anglo-Norman motte.