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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castletown Wedge TombCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 2.194 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Clare Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Kilfenora Nearest Village: Carran
Map Ref: R290978
Discovery Map Number: D51
Latitude: 53.026478N Longitude: 9.058897W
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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Reached from a farm track leading off a minor road near the village of Carran this tomb lies on the edge of a small escarpment near the top of a hill. It is in a ruinous condition with one side wall having completely collapsed into the chamber causing the opposite wall to break in two and to lean outwards quite badly. Part of the transverse end slab still stands. The capstone has slid off completely and lies flat on the ground next to the chamber.
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