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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cronk Karran - Ancient Village or Settlement in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Isle of Man

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 7271

Multi-periodSite Name: Cronk Karran
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 46.508 km away from the location you searched for.

Island: Isle of Man Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: SC192664
Map Number: 95
Latitude: 54.061734N  Longitude: 4.764051W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Cronk Karran
Cronk Karran submitted by Kammer : This is the 'circle' viewed from the relative safety of the cliff top to the north. Grid reference: SC192664 Taken 26th August 2003 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork in Isle of Man

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Cronk Karran submitted by Jackanol : It's tricky to get down to the site so be careful. The Chasms are thrillingly dangerous! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cronk Karran submitted by ShamrockStone : Cronk Karran hut circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cronk Karran submitted by durhamnature : Stone circle, or hut circle, or burial circle, from "Isle of Man by J Quine, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Cronk Karran submitted by Kammer : A close up of a quartz stone in the 'wall' of the site. Getting this close to the site is risky because of the 'chasms' that litter the area. Grid reference: SC192664 Taken 26th August 2003: (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cronk Karran
Cronk Karran submitted by Kammer : Cronk Karran viewed from the outcrop to the south. Getting this close to the site is risky because of the 'chasms' that litter the area. Grid reference: SC192664 Taken 26th August 2003:

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 2.8km N 6° St Catherine's Well (Port Erin)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
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Re: Cronk Karran by glen on Sunday, 22 July 2007
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This pretty little circle is at the well-known natural-geology tourist site called "The Chasms" a short walk from Creagneish Manx Heritage Village on the opposite side from Meayll Hill tomb-circle.
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Re: Cronk Karran by Anonymous on Friday, 26 March 2004
Condition: Reasonable
Ambience: Very good
Access: Very poor (and dangerous)
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