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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bracklaghboy - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views:

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bracklaghboy Alternative Name: Lisvaun
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 2.222 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Ballyhaunis
Map Ref: M474807
Discovery Map Number: D32
Latitude: 53.773380N  Longitude: 8.798519W
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.
5 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.
4 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
3

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Bracklaghboy
Bracklaghboy submitted by durhamnature : Photo from Proceedings of the Royal Irish, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Co. Mayo

In the townland of Island, in the centre of a round mound to the E of a by-road, is a stone 1.8 metres high and leaning backwards, which has the worn inscription CUNALEGIAV……QUNACANOS
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Bracklaghboy
Bracklaghboy submitted by durhamnature : Drawing from Proceedings of the Royal Irish, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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M4682 : Castles of Connacht: Island, Mayo (3) by Mike Searle
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