<< Our Photo Pages >> Carricknamoghil - Court Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Donegal
Submitted by DrewParsons on Saturday, 03 July 2010 Page Views: 4467
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carricknamoghil Alternative Name: Dermot and Grania's BedCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.903 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Donegal Type: Court Tomb
Nearest Town: Killybegs Nearest Village: Carricknamoghil
Latitude: 54.669400N Longitude: 8.4228W
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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Carricknamoghil Court Tomb was quite overgrown when I visited it in September 2008. However, it was possible to make out a chamber, some of the gallery and some of the mound. Other orthostats were in a bit of a tumbled mess around the site. Known locally as "Dermot and Grania's Bed" it is a bit hard to find without notes, so here is my description:
Take the minor road north from Killybegs town (the one which runs to the west of the Stragar River, NOT the R263 which crosses the river to join the N56). After 3.5 kilometres you reach a couple of rows of houses and a work yard on the left of the road. Park here and walk up past a small cottage set back from the road. A track goes around this cottage (you will think you are in their garden) and continues up the slope of the hill to a gate. Go through the gate and continue up the hill to the ridge (approximately 250 metres from the road) and the tomb is in front of you. There were very inquisitive cows in the field when I visited - I don't think they normally get many visitors!
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