<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballymacdermot - Court Tomb in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Armagh
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballymacdermot Alternative Name: The Fairy RingCountry: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 2.718 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Armagh Type: Court Tomb
Nearest Town: Newry
Map Ref: J06562403
Discoverer Map Number: D29
Latitude: 54.154274N Longitude: 6.369706W
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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Stone Free visited on 15th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
AstroGeologist visited on 29th Apr 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Cashla Court Tomb :
The "Place of Diarmaid's Son" ; 2km from Newry (as the crow flies)
Not far from the summit of BallymacDermot Mountain, lie the remains of a large Neolithic Court Tomb (3,500bc) what is left of them anyway (the British & American army thought it would be a good idea to test out their new tanks on top of the Tomb during WWII and wrecked most of it)
What remains is the semi-circular forecourt entrance, with some large upright Menhirs still in place, this lead's into the 3 burial chambers, none of which have their capstone's anymore, but the site is still impressive.
Despite the destruction, this site still gives off a special aura, and l could feel & see why this would have been a sacred place for Neolithic inhabitants of the area.
On a Sunny day the view of the surrounding countryside with the Cooley & Mourne Mountains is beautiful, which is always a bonus.
*Getting There ; This is the only site l have visited where l was in a car so l dont have directions for this one. But it is really close to Newry town centre so shouldn't be hard for anyone to find. Due to the roads and elevation l would estimate it to be about a 45 minute walk from Newry.
MAIGO DrewParsons have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4 Access: 5
Commanding fine views to the east, this 3-chambered tomb is entered through a shallow, asymmetrical forecourt of small stones. A few of the corbel-stones supporting the now-vanished roof survive.
Note: Photo © Anthony Weir
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