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<< Text Pages >> Formoyle Tomb - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Thursday, 25 April 2013  Page Views: 1799

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Formoyle Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 11.075 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 Nearest Village: Formoyle
Latitude: 53.736755N  Longitude: 9.84119W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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L7877 : Ford and Farm at Formoyle by Steve Edge
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L7878 : House near Louisburgh by Mick Garratt
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L7878 : Near Louisburg by Robert Ashby
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L7878 : Rough land near Formoyle by Oliver Dixon
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L7978 : Tawneymacken Bog by Robert Ashby
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