
Over 90% of the tombs in The Burren are Wedge Tombs, so named for their wedge-shaped plan. In fact of the some 400 examples in Ireland , 75 are in the Burren region. They are narrower and lower towards the rear, with the broader side facing towards the setting sun. Evidence of late Bronze age inhabitants has been found in Gleninsheen townland, most importantly the golden Gleninsheen Collar. It was found by a farmer in 1932 and can be seen in the National Museum in Dublin . They have an amazing collection of gold objects there, although no comparison to the booty shipped to the Scandinavian countries, now in museums, during the Viking era.