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Claggan : Portal Tomb

CountyDonegal
Grid RefB 994 403
GPSB 99369 40315 (8m)
Longitude8° 0' 35.69" W
Latitude55° 12' 35.65" N
Nearest TownDunfanaghy (3.7 Km)
OS Sheet2
UTM zone29U
UTM x563002.25263228
UTM y6118596.702926
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 13th March 2005

Only a few upright slabs set into a low cairn remain of this monument, but a visit is rewarded by superb views over the valley below and out over a pretty bay (Poullaguill Bay) to the Atlantic Ocean beyond. Tory Island can be seen to the northwest.

The remains of the gallery align east-west directly towards Crockshee, a nearby round-topped hill. The monument is situated on the edge of a little shelf on the side of a steep south-facing slope. The location has much in common with some Welsh portal tombs.

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