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<< Our Photo Pages >> Moonbeg - Chambered Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Donegal

Submitted by twentytrees on Sunday, 06 May 2007  Page Views: 4648

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Moonbeg Alternative Name: Moinin na hEasrach
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 8.854 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Donegal Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Ballybofey  Nearest Village: Cloghan
Map Ref: C059010
Latitude: 54.856721N  Longitude: 7.908885W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
3 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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Moonbeg
Moonbeg submitted by twentytrees : The view looking south over the River Finn with Altnapaste in the near distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Tomb in Co. Donegal

Chambered tomb on top of the hill overlooking mountains to the south. Peat has encroached on the stones to a height of about four feet as demonstrated by the nearby peat cutting.
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Moonbeg
Moonbeg submitted by twentytrees : View of the largest stone. Numerous stones in the peat suggest much remain underground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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C0600 : Lettershanbo Townland by Kenneth  Allen
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C0501 : Moneenashasragh Townland by Kenneth  Allen
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©2010(licence)
C0600 : Road at Lettershanbo by Kenneth  Allen
by Kenneth Allen
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C0601 : Wind farm, Moneenashasragh by Kenneth  Allen
by Kenneth Allen
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