<< Our Photo Pages >> Cregduff - Henge in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cregduff Alternative Name: A ritual enclosure or inauguraCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 11.508 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Mayo Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Ballinrobe Nearest Village: Kilmaine
Discovery Map Number: D38
Latitude: 53.569651N Longitude: 9.11779W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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 |
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Henge in Co. Mayo. About 50 metres N of the Shrule-Kilmaine road (N.40), this interesting monument consists of a central saucer-shaped area over 30 metres in diameter, surrounded by two double banks and deep ditches. On the outer edge of the outer bank 135 low stones (about 1 metre tall) are set.
Several have tumbled, but they are best preserved on the S side where they are one pace apart. Originally there would have been as many as 340 stones. The imposing, wide entrance is on the E side, and the whole structure is about 90 metres across. The circle of stones and the unstrategic siting of the enclosure strongly suggest a ceremonial rather than a defensive function. It was, regrettably, dug into by treasure-seekers at the end of the nineteen-sixties.
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