<< Our Photo Pages >> Tamnyrankin - Court Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Derry
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: TamnyrankinCountry: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 2.992 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Derry Type: Court Tomb
Nearest Village: Swatragh
Latitude: 54.933158N Longitude: 6.699959W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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A beautifully preserved court tomb in Co. Derry, one of the finest in Northern Ireland. The curved forecourt is intact and much of the covering cairn (which is about 90 feet in length) survives. The forecourt entrance leads to a double chamber, and there is also a horizontal gallery at the rear of the monument. The kerb stones which retain the cairn are visible along the edges of the monument.
Access is excellent, as you can drive right up to the actual site.
Note: The Northern Ireland Infrastructure minister has approved a huge 500ft wind farm on this neolithic landscape in Derry. This is despite refusal by the NI Environmental Agency, who classed it as having an unacceptable impact upon the integrity of the setting of this and the nearby Knockoneill portal tombs
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