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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mooghaun - Hillfort in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Clare

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15 February 2001  Page Views: 7344

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Mooghaun Alternative Name: Moghane
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 7.715 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Clare Type: Hillfort

Latitude: 52.782851N  Longitude: 8.878575W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
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Mooghaun submitted by durhamnature : 1902 drawing from "Ancient Forts of Ireland" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Co. Clare

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Mooghaun
Mooghaun submitted by durhamnature : A more detailed plan of the earthworks, from Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Mooghaun
Mooghaun submitted by durhamnature : Drawing of the site, from Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Mooghaun by Anonymous on Monday, 15 September 2008
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Ambience:Lovely
Access:Good
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