Caherphuca
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Wedge Tomb
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Clare
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Grid Ref
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R 392 875 |
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OS Sheet |
58 |
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Longitude
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8° 54' 15.65" W |
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Latitude
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52° 56' 5.73" N |
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Nearest Town
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Corrofin (10.8Km) |
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Some Nearby Mountains:
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Monreagh |
4.4Km (N) |
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Caher |
6.8Km (E) |
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Ennis |
11.3Km (SSW) |
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Deroolagh |
12.9Km (WSW) |
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Maghera |
13.1Km (ENE) |
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Visit Notes
| Prev Site | Next Site | I first read of this site in Anthony Weir's guide book - Early Ireland. He states that he only included it because it is easy to get to (which is true), but that it is not a nice tomb - surely it can't be that bad! So, I decided to make quite a detour to see ... and it is! It's horrible.
I think that the location really doesn't help, being next to a road and next to a barn and next to a wall. The rear of the tomb, which is made from great nobbly slabs, has collapsed, but the front is in good condition. A large roof stone rest on 1.7m tall walls, creating quite a large chamber. However, a wall has been built right up to the front of the tomb, making it impossible to really see well.
If it was in a field, on a hill this would be a great tomb, but stuck where it is? No. It's worth a stop if you're passing, but don't go too far out of you way. |
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Sunday, 5th January 2003 CE  _  _  _ |
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A Selection of Other Wedge Tombs |
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