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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clogherny Meenerrigal Alternative Name: Clogherny MeenerrigalCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Tyrone Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: H488945
Discoverer Map Number: D13
Latitude: 54.795998N Longitude: 7.242044W
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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wedge tomb at the center of a stone circle. This site is a wedge tomb surrounded by a stone circle, and is in state care (though not very accessible - see below!). The stone circle is very fine, of stones of considerable height for Northern Ireland, and the tomb is also clearly recognisable. The stone circle is about 60 ft in diameter and has 17 stones, well spaced. It has been excavated, and apparently material from a pyre was found (burnt hazel, bone, flint and an arrowhead). Originally, also, it was found that cobbling was between the tomb and the circle. There is a 'tourist' brown sign on the road towards this site; mentioning the wedge tomb. It says it's 700 yds. Someone, presumably the farmer, has written on it, 'wear good boots and follow the posts'. I disagree. Wear very, very good boots and take a compass, map and be careful. The route is reasonably marked, but the posts have fallen over in places, rotted in the peat, and so you can't always see where the next one is. It obviously is visited, but not very frequently, so the route is not very clear at all. As well as long grass etc. and soft and very peaty surfaces, there are peat holes as well on the route. Nevertheless, despite coming the worse for a peat hole I think it was worth it!
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