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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carrick East - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Derry

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Monday, 14 October 2002  Page Views: 8508

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carrick East
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Derry Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Limavady  Nearest Village: Drumsurn
Map Ref: C703173
Discoverer Map Number: D8
Latitude: 54.998217N  Longitude: 6.902278W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Carrick East
Carrick East submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1980s (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Co. Londonderry

In a field to the E of a by-road, this “anomalous” megalith resembles a small centre-court tomb, except that the central court (some 3 metres in diameter) gives no access to the chambers, which still retain their capstones.
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Carrick East
Carrick East submitted by Rkphenix : Carrick East Dolmen (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carrick East
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Carrick East
Carrick East submitted by Rkphenix : Carrick East Dolmen (Vote or comment on this photo)

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