Aghaderrard East : Court Tomb
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Visit Notes
Sunday, 7th April 2002
This is a very run down, very overgrown site - so much so that it is extremely difficult to see the structure at all.
The chamber is very run down and actually full of trees and bushes. The roof stones may lean against one side. The court yard is discernable (just), but quite strangely there is a stone projecting into the court from the entrance to the chamber.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
5.1 Km (SE) there is a Court Tomb at Mautiagh.
7.4 Km (NW) there is a Passage Tomb at Magheracar (Co. Donegal).
5.6 Km (NNE) there is a Court Tomb at Ballymunterhiggin (Co. Donegal).
5.1 Km (WSW) there is a Wedge Tomb at Aghanlish.
A Selection of Other Court Tombs
 Broughderg (Co. Tyrone) |  Cloghaphooka (Co. Monaghan) |  Mautiagh (Co. Leitrim) |
 Gigmagog's Grave (Co. Antrim) |  Carnanbane (Co. Derry) |  The Cashell (Co. Monaghan) |
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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. |
