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<< Text Pages >> Kilbrew - Henge in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Meath

Submitted by ainsloch on Sunday, 24 May 2015  Page Views: 1825

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kilbrew
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Meath Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Ashbourne
Latitude: 53.558217N  Longitude: 6.461808W
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.
no data 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.
no data 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
5

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Henge in Co. Meath

A large circular henge monument measuring around 450 feet wide, on private land. There are several notable gaps in the enclosing bank which is truncated by a modern driveway on the eastern side. The henge is centrally positioned between, and indeed equidistant from Micknanstown Henge to the east (near the Fourknocks passage mound complex), and the Rath Maeve henge to the west (which is close to the Hill of Tara ceremonial complex). It is located about 10 miles directly south of the Boyne Valley complex of passage mounds. Its size is approaching that of Dowth Henge in the Boyne Valley, which suggests it was once a very important site in the region.
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