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Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Thursday, 15 February 2001 Page Views: 17515

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Aughlish
Country: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 3.249 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Derry Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Dungiven Nearest Village: Feeny
Map Ref: C6619004310
Discoverer Map Number: D7
Latitude: 54.882114N Longitude: 6.969476W
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 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

5 Access:

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.

4 Accuracy:

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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**Aughlish** submitted by ainsloch : Site in Co. Derry Northern Ireland (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stone Circles and Alignments in Co. Londonderry

Some 200 metres north of a by-road, in a rushy field above a ruined house and a blasted tree, stands a group of 4 circles, all of many low stones typical of the Mid-Ulster type of stone circle, and stone-rows – one of which extends for 18 metres.

This complex is comparable with the much more extensive and better-preserved group at Beaghmore, county Tyrone.

"This complex consists of five circles, five associated alignments, and a number of possible small cairns which are visible as grass-covered low mounds."
NI Monument 12593
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**Aughlish N** submitted by tiompan : This is a stone row which is part of a complex of stone rows and circles at Auglish, Co. Londonderry. There's possibly a connection to the moon, as there's some quartz which has been deposited around the site. This row also suggests a lunar connection, as it aligns with a notch on the distant horizon. Looking along this row the notch marks the most southerly setting point of the Moon. The pro... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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