Drumany : Wedge Tomb
Visit Notes
Sunday, 13th October 2002
This little wedge is not in very good condition. In fact it only has three slabs that form three side of an open ended, open topped box. Each one is 1.5m long and 1.1m tall.
It is impossible to say if the tomb was only a Burren style box wedge or whether more of a gallery existed. It is built on a very low rise in a fairly flat area of land, which is perhaps its most significant feature.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
4.9 Km (WSW) there is a Portal Tomb at Loughscur.
9.1 Km (WSW) there is a Rath at Sheemore.
9.1 Km (WSW) there is a Sacred Hill at Sheemore.
5 Km (WSW) there is a Court Tomb at Loughscur.
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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. |
