<< Our Photo Pages >> Heapstown Cairn - Chambered Cairn in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Sligo
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Heapstown CairnCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Sligo Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Sligo Nearest Village: Castlebaldwin
Map Ref: G77251626
Latitude: 54.095008N Longitude: 8.348451W
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 |
0 | no data |
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jeffrep visited on 29th Apr 2009 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4
Heapstown Cairn has not been excavated, but it is thought that it is most likely a passage tomb, and, quite possibly, an extension of the nearby Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery.
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