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<< Our Photo Pages >> Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb - Wedge Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Tyrone

Submitted by ainsloch on Thursday, 21 March 2013  Page Views: 5140

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Tyrone Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Omagh
Latitude: 54.643502N  Longitude: 7.092739W
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.
4 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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Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb
Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb submitted by ainsloch : A closer look at one of the roof slabs (Vote or comment on this photo)
Wedge Tomb in Co. Tyrone

This is a nice monument set in rolling countryside. It is double walled with several flat roof stones, and notable for the large thorn (fairy) tree growing from its middle. Access is a short walk across a field by the roadside.
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Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb
Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb submitted by ainsloch : Thats my wee niece in the foreground (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Loughmacrory Wedge Tomb by davidmorgan on Friday, 22 March 2013
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