<< Our Photo Pages >> Parknabinnia 1 - Wedge Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Parknabinnia 1Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 2.238 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Clare Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Kilfenora
Map Ref: R25749341
Discovery Map Number: D51
Latitude: 52.986597N Longitude: 9.106464W
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 |
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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 |
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This wedge tomb is one of a number to be found in a densely covered Parknabinnia heathland area by a minor road leading off from the R476. Set unusually just below the edge of a small escarpment, it is a large tomb now only partly covered to a length of 3'. The gallery is 13' long by 6'6" wide
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