<< Our Photo Pages >> Tirnony - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Derry
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tirnony Alternative Name: TirnoneyCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Derry Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Maghera Nearest Village: Maghera
Map Ref: C840017
Discoverer Map Number: D8
Latitude: 54.856004N Longitude: 6.692818W
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Portal Tomb in Co. Londonderry
By the side of a road leading NE to Killelagh Lough and Carntogher hill, this charming dolmen is remarkable for the free-standing orthostat, 1.8 metres high, which is beside one of the portal-stones. This suggests a derivation from the much longer court-tombs. The picturesque capstone tilts at the usual angle, and behind it is a well-defined square chamber.
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