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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballynakill (LoughRea) Stone Circle - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway

Submitted by padmasambava on Friday, 02 October 2009  Page Views: 5427

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballynakill (LoughRea) Stone Circle Alternative Name: Knock Drumore
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.44 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Galway Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: LoughRea  Nearest Village: Ballynakill
Map Ref: G696040
Latitude: 53.984474N  Longitude: 8.464141W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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
4

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Ballynakill (LoughRea) Stone Circle
Ballynakill (LoughRea) Stone Circle submitted by padmasambava : Ballynakill Stone Circle looking south-west (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Co. Galway

Small stone circle with 20 stones on a north-eastern spur of Knockdrumore hill, with expansive views to the north and north-east. Young ash tree growing in the south-eastern boundary of circle
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