<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballvackey - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: BallvackeyCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Stone Circle
Discovery Map Number: D86
Latitude: 51.633278N Longitude: 8.948333W
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 |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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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ladrin visited on 12th Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Proper coordinates 51.633277N,-8.948333W. Source googlemap.
Ballyvacky Stone Circle, Co. Cork (W344 427): Ballyvacky circle is another fine West Cork example of an axial stone circle. Seven monoliths remain of an original nine stones including a radially-set entrance stone and a flat topped axial stone. The alignment along this axis is ENE-WSW with an internal distance between portals and recumbent of 8.5m.
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