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<< Our Photo Pages >> Knockeen Portal Tomb - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Waterford

Submitted by durhamnature on Saturday, 20 October 2012  Page Views: 2861

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knockeen Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 6.883 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Waterford Type: Portal Tomb

Map Ref: S575065
Latitude: 52.207763N  Longitude: 7.159611W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
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Knockeen Portal Tomb
Knockeen Portal Tomb submitted by Flickr : Knockeen Dolmen Image copyright: Gaeilge Bheo (Fergal Jennings), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Portal Tomb in Co. Waterford

A very attractive site, well preserved portal tomb.
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Knockeen Portal Tomb
Knockeen Portal Tomb submitted by Flickr : Dolmen Knockeen Dolmen, Butlerstown, County Waterford. Image copyright: Joe Cashin Photography (Joe Cashin), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Knockeen Portal Tomb
Knockeen Portal Tomb submitted by durhamnature : Plan drawing from "Grave mounds..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Knockeen Portal Tomb
Knockeen Portal Tomb submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from "Grave mounds..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
S5706 : Dolmen at Knockeen, Co. Waterford by Kieran Campbell
by Kieran Campbell
©2008(licence)
S5706 : Horses on pasture near Knockeen by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2009(licence)
S5707 : Barn near Knockeen by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2009(licence)
S5705 : Green barn near Kilbride North by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2009(licence)
S5708 : Bull in a field near Ballycashin by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2009(licence)

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