Aghamore : Hut Circle
Visit Notes
Sunday, 16th May 2004
This was a bit of an unexpected bonus. I was walking back to the car via a different route when I spied some walls on the limestone. As I approached I found that they were part of what appears to have been a settlement of some sort, made up of several hut circles and some sub-rectangular enclosures.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
1.1 Km (NNE) there is a Portal Tomb at Tawnamachugh.
8.3 Km (SSW) there is a Stone Fort at Magheraghanrush (Co. Sligo).
1.1 Km (NE) there is a Cairn at Aghamore.
9.3 Km (NW) there is a Portal Tomb at Gorteen (Co. Sligo).
A Selection of Other Hut Circles
 Burren (Co. Cavan) |  Circles A + B (Co. Limerick) |  Drombeg - Hut Site (Co. Cork) |
 Ballynahown (Co. Clare) |  Caherlehillan (Co. Kerry) |  Mullaghfarna (Co. Sligo) |
About Coordinates Displayed
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |
