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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clogherny Meenerrigal - Stone Circle in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Tyrone

Submitted by LizH on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 8268

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clogherny Meenerrigal Alternative Name: Clogherny Meenerrigal
Country: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Tyrone Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: H488945
Discoverer Map Number: D13
Latitude: 54.795998N  Longitude: 7.242044W
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.
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.
2 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
3

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Clogherny Meenerrigal
Clogherny Meenerrigal submitted by LizH : The wedge tomb in the centre of the circle (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Co. Tyrone

wedge tomb at the center of a stone circle. This site is a wedge tomb surrounded by a stone circle, and is in state care (though not very accessible - see below!). The stone circle is very fine, of stones of considerable height for Northern Ireland, and the tomb is also clearly recognisable. The stone circle is about 60 ft in diameter and has 17 stones, well spaced. It has been excavated, and apparently material from a pyre was found (burnt hazel, bone, flint and an arrowhead). Originally, also, it was found that cobbling was between the tomb and the circle. There is a 'tourist' brown sign on the road towards this site; mentioning the wedge tomb. It says it's 700 yds. Someone, presumably the farmer, has written on it, 'wear good boots and follow the posts'. I disagree. Wear very, very good boots and take a compass, map and be careful. The route is reasonably marked, but the posts have fallen over in places, rotted in the peat, and so you can't always see where the next one is. It obviously is visited, but not very frequently, so the route is not very clear at all. As well as long grass etc. and soft and very peaty surfaces, there are peat holes as well on the route. Nevertheless, despite coming the worse for a peat hole I think it was worth it!
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Clogherny Meenerrigal
Clogherny Meenerrigal submitted by Ptarmigan : Clogherny Stone Circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clogherny Meenerrigal
Clogherny Meenerrigal submitted by Ptarmigan : Clogherny Wedge Tomb (Vote or comment on this photo)

Clogherny Meenerrigal
Clogherny Meenerrigal submitted by LizH : The tallest stone at the southern end of the circle. (4 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Clogherny Meenerrigal
Clogherny Meenerrigal submitted by LizH : The whole site as seen from a distance (Vote or comment on this photo)

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H4994 : Clogherny Wedge Tomb sign by Kenneth  Allen
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Re: Clogherny Meenerrigal by LizH on Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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No lasting damage though it made me a bit more careful and cautious in other places! I do like a bit of a challenge.
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Re: Clogherny Meenerrigal by AngieLake on Monday, 18 August 2008
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This isn't the first time you've been an 'intrepid-searcher-after-megaliths', is it Liz?! Well done, and I hope you didn't do any lasting damage to yourself in the peat hole.
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