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Cloghin : Portal Tomb

CountyTyrone
Grid RefH 519 722
Longitude7° 11' 49.06" W
Latitude54° 35' 43.12" N
Nearest TownOmagh (5.9 Km)
OS Sheet13
UTM zone29U
UTM x616489.32191614
UTM y6051253.6036082
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 8th June 2003

From other descriptions on the internet one of two things applies here: either I didn't actually find this tomb or it's been seriously ruined since the 1980s.

All I found was a loose collection of stones around a couple of set stones on top of the ridge.

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