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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clochan na Carraige - Ancient Village or Settlement in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway

Submitted by DrewParsons on Friday, 17 October 2008  Page Views: 7434

Multi-periodSite Name: Clochan na Carraige
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 0.116 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Galway Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kilronan  Nearest Village: Kilmurvy
Map Ref: L823115
Latitude: 53.141293N  Longitude: 9.759623W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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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Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by DrewParsons : Clochan na Carriage (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Co. Galway

A dry stone hut with a corbelled roof in excellent condition and dating from the early Christian era. 1 km north of Kilmurvy and signposted north of the main road which runs the length of the island. Its 300 metres along a footpath from the signpost.
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Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by DrewParsons : September 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by chronopsis : interior view, 2016 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by DrewParsons : Detail of the entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by DrewParsons : Interior of Clochan na Carriage - an early Christian hermit cell (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by chronopsis : outside view, 2016

Clochan na Carraige
Clochan na Carraige submitted by chronopsis

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