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

Submitted by smithpaul on Friday, 02 August 2013  Page Views: 2596

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Belcarra Standing Stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.578 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Castlebar  Nearest Village: Belcarra
Latitude: 53.800930N  Longitude: 9.216292W
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
2

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Belcarra Standing Stone
Belcarra Standing Stone submitted by smithpaul : Solitary Standing Stone just outside the village of Belcarra. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Co. Mayo. This is listed as 'Standing Stones' and also 'Barrows' nearby but all i could find was this solitary Standing Stone with a stump of a second stone behind it. Packing stones are visible at the base of the stone.
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Belcarra Standing Stone
Belcarra Standing Stone submitted by smithpaul : Closer image showing packing stones at the base. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Belcarra Standing Stone by davidmorgan on Sunday, 04 August 2013
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The coordinates for this are incorrect.
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