<< Our Photo Pages >> Croaghan Hill - Cairn in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Donegal
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Croaghan Hill Alternative Name: Site LCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Donegal Type: Cairn
Nearest Village: Ballindrait
Latitude: 54.824094N Longitude: 7.534897W
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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A hilltop cairn overlooking the Kilmonaster region, site of an ancient passage tomb cemetery. There used to be about 12 passage tombs in this area but only two survive now. The cairn is about 21m diameter and 3m high, overgrown with grass and surrounded by deep heather and gorse. A large hollow has been dug out on one side. The cairn is situated within a hillfort enclosure which is approximately 85m in diameter. The site is very difficult to access since it is ringed with gorse bushes and lots of barbed wire fencing. It is on private land so permission must be sought.
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