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<< Our Photo Pages >> Jiigamatsu Kofun - Chambered Cairn in Japan in Shikoku

Submitted by Aska on Sunday, 16 November 2008  Page Views: 2823

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Jiigamatsu Kofun Alternative Name: 爺ヶ松古墳 Jigamatsu Kofun
Country: Japan Region: Shikoku Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Sakaide (Kagawa pref.)  Nearest Village: Nishinoshō-chō 西庄
Latitude: 34.303260N  Longitude: 133.879970E
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.
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.
4 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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Jiigamatsu Kofun
Jiigamatsu Kofun submitted by Aska : The small wood in the middle is the cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Keyhole-shape chambered cairn, 49m length 25m diameter.
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Jiigamatsu Kofun
Jiigamatsu Kofun submitted by Aska : Jiigamatsu Kofun in Shikoku Japan (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 160m W 270° Hakarigōro Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 1.3km SE 130° Kiyama* Hillfort
 1.6km E 80° Daigo Kofungun* Passage Grave
 3.7km E 87° Yama-no-kami Kofungun* Passage Grave
 3.9km E 82° Ayaorizuka Kofun* Passage Grave
 4.0km E 88° Sagi-no-kuchi Kofun* Passage Grave
 4.3km NNE 19° Men-yama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 4.8km WNW 292° Shōtsūjiyama Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 5.1km SSE 157° Yokoyama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 5.2km SSE 165° Jinnomaru Kofungun* Long Barrow
 6.1km NNE 28° Suberiyama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 9.4km NE 53° Yokotateyama Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 9.6km NE 54° Yokotateyama Tōroku Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 12.2km SW 227° Suriusuyama Kofun* Passage Grave
 13.3km SW 218° Oka Kofungun* Passage Grave
 13.6km SW 215° Ōsayama Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 13.8km SW 215° Ōsayama Wankashizuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 14.1km ENE 77° Iwaseoyama Kofungun* Chambered Cairn
 14.3km SW 223° Kawaratani Kofungun* Passage Grave
 14.8km SW 223° Miyagao Kofun* Passage Grave
 14.9km SW 218° Notanoin Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 15.1km E 80° Ritsurin Park* Modern Stone Circle etc
 15.8km SW 233° Ōkubo Kyōzuka Kofun* Chambered Cairn
 18.5km ENE 59° Megishima replica Moai* Modern Stone Circle etc
 20.0km NNW 339° Nozaki Family Residence garden* Modern Stone Circle etc

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