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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cloondaff Court Tomb Alternative Name: Cloondaff Court CairnCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 11.197 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Mayo Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Newport Nearest Village: Glenhest
Map Ref: M071997
Latitude: 53.938403N Longitude: 9.41533W
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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The Cloondaff Court tomb is located near the north-west corner of Lough Beltra about a quarter of a mile west of the shoreline in the Glenhest Valley. The ancient monument stands at the south-eastern edge of a low ridge at the top end of a farmer's field. It is often partly covered in scrub, so it might be a bit difficult to spot it when walking along the footpath that runs along the western side.
It is a former court tomb/cairn that originally had a large mound covering it but this has long gone. Today the tomb is in a ruinous condition, but it's gallery is some 4.5 metres in length and orientated ESE to WSW and is divided into two chambers. At the eastern side of the tomb by the entrance/portal a court-stone is still visible today.
This ancient monument, dating back some 5,000 years, was discovered in the 19th century by a local priest, Father Gillespie, who cleared the site of bushes and recognised that the monument was of great, prehistoric significance.
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