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<< Image Pages >> Newgrange Standing Stones - Standing Stones in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Meath

Submitted by davidmorgan on Friday, 26 April 2013  Page Views: 3861

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Newgrange Standing Stones
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Drogheda
Latitude: 53.692590N  Longitude: 6.462526W
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.
4 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.
3 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
4

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Newgrange Standing Stones submitted by durhamnature : Newgrange Standing Stone "C" Drawing from "Wakeman's Handbook" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stones in Co. Meath

Two standing stones to the south-east of Newgrange, named "C" and "D".
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O0172 : Newgrange tomb from the air by Thomas Nugent
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O0172 : Drogheda pumping station by Jonathan Billinger
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O0272 : View towards Newgrange from Bru Na Boinne Visitor Centre by N Chadwick
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O0172 : A satellite tomb at Newgrange by Eric Jones
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O0272 : Farmland on the north bank of the Boyne by Eric Jones
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Re: Newgrange Standing Stones by davidmorgan on Friday, 26 April 2013
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More information about these stones at Mythical Ireland - http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/newgrange/ngstones.html
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