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

Submitted by bernard-yves on Wednesday, 10 May 2006  Page Views: 4663

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maumgawnagh
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 3.181 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Galway Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Galway
Latitude: 53.527336N  Longitude: 9.633495W
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.
3 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.
4 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
4

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Maumgawnagh submitted by bernard-yves : This stone is not on the D map37. Easy to find, he is located 1,5 km SW. I call him Maumgawnagh. On the map approx 915543. GPS N53°31,641'W9°38,019' There is too, a barrow not on the Map located approx 899549. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Co. Galway
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L9355 : Southward in Joyce Valley near Kilmeelikin by Ben Brooksbank
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L9255 : Holy Nativity Church, Killmilkin by P L Chadwick
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L9255 : R336 road at Killmilkin by P L Chadwick
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L9255 : Connemara: northward on R336 near Kilmeeliken by Ben Brooksbank
by Ben Brooksbank
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L9255 : Kilmeelickin Bar by John M
by John M
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Re: Maumgawnagh by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
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