[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Also known by the older Irish name of Gortenacuppogue. Marble Hill is in Galway, Ireland. It is located on a far earlier ancient pre-celtic settlement area, surrounded by prehistoric megalithic structures including wedge tombs and ringforts. It is today a townland in the parish of Ballynakill. Read more in the Marblehill history pages.
The Burke family that used to reside at Marble Hill house were one of the large estate landowners in county Galway during the 18th and 19th century.
Megalithic Tombs At Marble Hill
The old Ordnance Survey maps from the early 1840’s show a significant concentration of megalithic tombs within and near the grounds of Marblehill house.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][td_block_big_grid_1 sort=”featured”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”td-ss-row”][vc_column width=”2/3″][td_block_1 custom_title=”” header_color=”#e29c04″ sort=”random_posts” ajax_pagination=”next_prev”][td_block_19 custom_title=”” header_color=”#0b8d5d” sort=”random_posts” limit=”8″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][td_block_1 custom_title=”” header_color=”#4db2ec” sort=”random_posts” limit=”1″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][td_block_10 custom_title=”” sort=”random_posts” limit=”3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][td_block_weather custom_title=”” w_location=”Marble Hill Galway Ireland”][td_block_ad_box spot_id=”custom_ad_1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][td_block_14 custom_title=”EVEN MORE NEWS” header_color=”#288abf” sort=”random_posts” limit=”3″ ajax_pagination=”next_prev”][/vc_column][/vc_row]