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Submitted by LizH on Sunday, 17 August 2008 Page Views: 7599

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loughash Wedge Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Tyrone Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Strabane Nearest Village: Dunnamanagh
Map Ref: C484008
Latitude: 54.852623N Longitude: 7.24721W
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

3 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

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 Accuracy:

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
0	no data

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**Loughash Wedge Tomb** submitted by LizH : The western face of the tomb, with the portal stones. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wedge Tomb in Co. Tyrone

This is a reasonably well preserved Wedge tomb, with one capstone and a double portal.
It faces west. During excavations, an apparently cremated bone and some other artefacts were found.
It is set in a field and there is public access.
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C4800 : Loughash Wedge Tomb by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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C4800 : Loughash Tomb by Kenneth Allen — by Kenneth Allen
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C4800 : Loughash Lough by Kenneth Allen — by Kenneth Allen
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C4800 : Grazing sheep, Lough Ash by Richard Webb — by Richard Webb
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