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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cregduff - Henge in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 6253

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cregduff Alternative Name: A ritual enclosure or inaugura
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 11.508 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Ballinrobe  Nearest Village: Kilmaine
Discovery Map Number: D38
Latitude: 53.569651N  Longitude: 9.11779W
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.
no data 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
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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
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Cregduff
Cregduff submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s (Vote or comment on this photo)
Henge in Co. Mayo. About 50 metres N of the Shrule-Kilmaine road (N.40), this interesting monument consists of a central saucer-shaped area over 30 metres in diameter, surrounded by two double banks and deep ditches. On the outer edge of the outer bank 135 low stones (about 1 metre tall) are set.

Several have tumbled, but they are best preserved on the S side where they are one pace apart. Originally there would have been as many as 340 stones. The imposing, wide entrance is on the E side, and the whole structure is about 90 metres across. The circle of stones and the unstrategic siting of the enclosure strongly suggest a ceremonial rather than a defensive function. It was, regrettably, dug into by treasure-seekers at the end of the nineteen-sixties.
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Re: Cregduff by Anonymous on Wednesday, 30 November 2016
I am very interested in this unique site. I would like to know more about the damage done by treasure seekers in the 1960's at this site. Where might I find information about this or who might I talk to to hear the story?
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