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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carndoo - Court Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 18 December 2012  Page Views: 3664

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carndoo Alternative Name: The Abbey
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Court Tomb

Map Ref: J32849731
Latitude: 54.806031N  Longitude: 5.934812W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
5
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Court Tomb in Co. Antrim

A Neolithic court tomb known also as The Abbey.
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Re: Carndoo by Anonymous on Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Brilliant photo! Did you have to ask permission from the farmer to have a look at it?
Did you walk up from the lower Ballyboley road or down from the upper Ballyboley road. I'm planning to go and have a look ASAP. :-)
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Jim
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