<< Our Photo Pages >> Haroldstown - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Carlow
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: HaroldstownCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.221 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Carlow Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Tullow
Map Ref: S90087793
Discovery Map Number: D61
Latitude: 52.845121N Longitude: 6.663797W
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 |
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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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bat400 visited on 11th Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Drove by only and unable to stop for a real visit.
macd visited on 1st Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 On private land, no parking as such. As others have said, pull up on roadside but take care. Over gate into field. Get the feeling visitors are not actively encouraged. Worth a look though, even from roadside.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4
Clearly visible in a field to the S of the old bridge over the Derreen river, this fine granite tomb has a door-slab some 1.8 metres high between the portal-stones. The larger of the 2 roofstones is much grooved and it is possible that some of the grooves are artificial as in other monuments in the area. The tomb was inhabited in the 19th century and maybe well before.
~ 2.4 km NNE in Williamstown is one of several grooved standing stones in the area, known as “The Six Fingers”. It is 1.8 metres high, of granite, and has 5 large vertical grooves.
~ 4.8 km NE (5.5 km E by S of the village of Rathvilly) in Tombeagh is another grooved granite stone, 1.5 metres high, and of grotesque shape, with grooves and depressions in it which are all natural.
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