BONANE IN STONE AGE TIMES
The first settlers arrived about 6,000
years ago and the wealth of multi-period archaeological monuments
found in Bonane provides an indelible link to these people.
These monuments are amongst the best
preserved in Western Europe, due in particular to the relatively
poor quality of the soil with a consequent absence of intensive
or mechanised farming methods.
The recent discovery of Rock Art,
one of the few examples in the Beara Peninsula, may indicate even
earlier habitation!
The early history of Bonane is literally
written in stone and it makes fascinating reading!
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