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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Leenane wedge tombCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Village: Crookhaven
Latitude: 51.470630N Longitude: 9.74484W
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 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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. |
| 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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Officially recorded as site CO147-045----
Chamber (L 3.2m; Wth 1.3m) open to SW; each side represented by single sidestones; backstone at E end. Two tall stones to SW may represent some form of entrance feature. Incorporated in oval mound, 14.5m NE-SW; 11.5m NW-SE, from which a number of stones protrude. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 40-1, Co. 60).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). Refs for Arduslough (CO147-048001-) and Tooreen (CO147-048002-).
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