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Knocknarea : Passage Tomb

CountySligo
Grid RefG 626 347
Longitude8° 34' 26.29" W
Latitude54° 15' 34.88" N
Nearest TownStrandhill (1.6 Km)
OS Sheets16, 25
UTM zone29U
UTM x527751.91521409
UTM y6012499.1813541
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 31st August 2003

Dotted around Maeve's Cairn on the top of Knocknarea are the skeltons of several tombs. One of these, to the north, is still in the remnants of its cairn. A couple of stones from the chamber are in situ and one huge stones lies to one side.

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