<< Our Photo Pages >> King Orry's Grave - Chambered Tomb in Channel Islands and Isle of Man in Isle of Man
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: King Orry's Grave Alternative Name: Gretech Veg CairnCountry: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 4.467 km away from the location you searched for.
Island: Isle of Man Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Laxey Nearest Village: Minorca
Map Ref: SC43898439
Map Number: 95
Latitude: 54.231352N Longitude: 4.396505W
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 |
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Public access and more information here: King Orry's Grave. The site is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 31333.
The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for King Orry’s Grave, Laxey, Isle of Man, which includes a photograph of this monument, background information and their source of information, The Manx Museum And National Trust: Fourth (Revised) Edition, The Ancient Monuments And Historic Monuments Of The Isle Of Man (A General Guide), Douglas, 1973.
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