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<< Our Photo Pages >> Knockoneill - Court Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Derry

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Monday, 14 October 2002  Page Views: 9370

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knockoneill
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Derry Type: Court Tomb
Nearest Town: Garvagh  Nearest Village: Swatragh
Map Ref: C819086
Discoverer Map Number: D8
Latitude: 54.918317N  Longitude: 6.723549W
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
4 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.
3 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
3

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Knockoneill
Knockoneill submitted by ainsloch : Rear view (Vote or comment on this photo)
Court Tomb in Co. Londonderry

To the N of a by-road, up a short track and across a field, this well-preserved tomb has a forecourt 7 metres in diameter, leading into a 2-chambered gallery with a small antechamber formed by doubling the entrance-orthostats (door-jambs). The backstone of the gallery is also a wall-stone of a small subsidiary chamber which is entered from the SE kerb via a passage almost 1 metre wide. The forecourt is closed by a line of orthostats opposite the entrance, giving it the appearance of a full-court tomb. But excavation showed these to be a later feature, for the forecourt was used for Bronze Age burials, and the whole tomb was re-covered with a circular Bronze Age round cairn.

~ 2.4 km NE, in Tamnyrankin (C 836100) is an even better-preserved tomb whose 12-metre long cairn survives to a height of 2.4 metres. Behind the 2-chambered gallery a subsidiary chamber stretches across the width of the cairn. It is divided in two by a sill-stone. Some of the corbels of the gallery are still in place.
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Knockoneill
Knockoneill submitted by ainsloch : Front view (Vote or comment on this photo)

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C8208 : Knockoneill Cairn by Kenneth  Allen
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C8208 : Knockoneill Cairn by Kenneth  Allen
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C8108 : Sheep at Knockoneill by Kenneth  Allen
by Kenneth Allen
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C8208 : Corlacky Townland by Kenneth  Allen
by Kenneth Allen
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C8208 : Corlacky Townland by Kenneth  Allen
by Kenneth Allen
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Huge Wind farm has by Andy B on Tuesday, 31 August 2021
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In April 2021 Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon approved a huge 500ft wind farm on this neolithic landscape in Derry.

When developing projects, RES claim they "carefully select sites, carry out assessments to protect environment & cultural heritage, consult widely w/ local communities & stat bodies" Hmm

This scheme went ahead despite advised REFUSAL by NI Environmental Agency, who wrote: "The development as proposed has an unacceptable impact upon the integrity of the setting of Tamnyrankin portal tomb & Knockoneill portal tomb”

More details from Neolithic Sperrins https://twitter.com/SperrinMegalith
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The Newsletter: Department defends 500ft windfarm in protected Area of Outstanding Beauty
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/country-and-farming/department-defends-500ft-windfarm-in-protected-area-of-outstanding-beauty-3194391
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Re: Knockoneill by Anonymous on Tuesday, 23 June 2009
These court tombs are well worth visiting and very important to. they need to be preserved. I`m disappointed that there is not more information on the web particularily about Tamneyrankin site .I remember the dig here and important information was gained . Where is this info now.
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