<< Our Photo Pages >> Meggagh - Wedge Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: MeggaghCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 0.493 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Clare Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Kilfenora Nearest Village: Carran
Map Ref: R258988
Discovery Map Number: D51
Latitude: 53.035028N Longitude: 9.106809W
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 |
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In a field by a minor road between Carran and the R480 little remains of this small wedge tomb (5' square by 3' high) except the side wall slabs and a disproportionately large capstone
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