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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim

Submitted by Ptarmigan on Thursday, 06 April 2017  Page Views: 2043

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground Alternative Name: Old Graveyard, Killacur, Killyhurragh
Country: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 1.773 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Antrim Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Cushendall  Nearest Village: Waterfoot
Map Ref: NW411803
Latitude: 55.049534N  Longitude: 6.054874W
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
4

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Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan : Cross-Carved Stone in the Children's Burial Ground, in Drumnacur. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan : Cross-Carved Stone in the Children's Burial Ground, in Drumnacur, with the ruins of Red Bay Castle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan : The Children's Burial Ground in Drumnacur with the Cross-Carved Stone in the centre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan : Looking down at the Cross-Carved Stone in the Children's Burial Ground, in Drumnacur. You can see a large wooden cross lying in the grass, nearby. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan : Cross-Carved Stone in the Children's Burial Ground, in Drumnacur. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan

Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground
Cross-Carved Stone and Children's Burial Ground submitted by Ptarmigan

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