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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carrick EastCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Derry Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Limavady Nearest Village: Drumsurn
Map Ref: C703173
Discoverer Map Number: D8
Latitude: 54.998217N Longitude: 6.902278W
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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In a field to the E of a by-road, this “anomalous” megalith resembles a small centre-court tomb, except that the central court (some 3 metres in diameter) gives no access to the chambers, which still retain their capstones.
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