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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: King Orry's Grave Alternative Name: Gretech Veg Cairn
Country: 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:
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.
 3 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
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King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Kammer : The south western part of the tomb(s) (approximately SC439844) viewed from the north. This photo was taken on 24th August 2003. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Isle of Man

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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King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by ShamrockStone : King Orry's Grave (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by howe : The western monument viewed from the rear. The chamber itself has two compartments divided by a pair of slabs shaped to form a porthole. (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by howe : The western monument, under trees in the garden of a house, has not been excavated, but a forecourt outline of stones can just be traced. The entrance to the chamber is flanked by an impressive surviving portal stone. No trace of the cairn outline is visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by howe : The monument apparently consists of two separate horned cairns. It has been suggested that they might be two ends of an extremely long double horned cairn. This is generally rejected, but house and road building in the space between obviates any firm conclusion. This, the eastern monument, beside a road, has one horn and vertical revetment almost complete and a trace of the other. Six orthostats o... (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by CaptainFlint : King Orry's Grave (South-West), Laxey, Isle of Man. (Vote or comment on this photo)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave (East).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Kammer : The south western part of the tomb(s) (approximately SC439844) viewed from the north east. This photo was taken on 24th August 2003. (3 comments)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Anne T : Submitted on behalf of Michael W (Biggles), Edinburgh. Western section of King Orry's Grave. Photograph taken 13th May 2019.

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Anne T : Submitted on behalf of Michael W (Biggles), Edinburgh. Eastern section of King Orry's Grave. Photograph taken 13th May 2019.

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Anne T

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave (East).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave (West).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave (East).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave facade (East).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Bladup : King Orry's Grave (East).

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by durhamnature : 1911 image from "Isle of Man" by John Quine, via archive.org (1 comment)

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by durhamnature : Plan of western cist from "Illustrated notes....Isle of Man" via archive.org

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by durhamnature : Plan of eastern cist from "Illustrated notes....Isle of Man" via archive.org

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing by Sir Henry Dryden, from "Illustrated notes...Isle of Man" via archive.org

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by durhamnature : Old photograph from archive.org

King Orry's Grave
King Orry's Grave submitted by Kammer : The north eastern part of the tomb(s) (approximately SC439844) viewed from the north east. This photo was taken on 24th August 2003.

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Re: King Orry's Grave Street View by Andy B on Sunday, 06 May 2018
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https://goo.gl/maps/3BdfCak3BZL2

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Re: King Orry's Grave by sem on Monday, 17 July 2017
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OS grid ref based on XY co-ordinates from Isle of Man iMuseum SC4386084366
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    Re: King Orry's Grave by Andy B on Sunday, 06 May 2018
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    Note my map ref above on the main page is more accurate, Map SC 4389 8439 Lat 54.231352N Long 4.396505W from Google Street view, the museum's map ref is out by a bit
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Re: King Orry's Grave by Andy B on Wednesday, 29 October 2014
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Notes and two photos from a visit on Sept 4th 1929 by the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society from Manx Notebook

http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/ca1929/excurs.htm
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Re: King Orry's Grave by TimPrevett on Monday, 23 June 2014
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Public access and more information here:
http://www.iomguide.com/kingorrysgrave.php
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