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Ballynichol : Court Tomb

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Grid RefJ 459 669
GPSJ 45934 66882 (5m)
Longitude5° 44' 43.72" W
Latitude54° 31' 45.06" N
Nearest TownComber (2.1 Km)
OS Sheets15, 21
UTM zone30U
UTM x322347.49121098
UTM y6045868.891903
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 12th February 2006

I don't really know what to say about this one. It would appear to be the remains of the gallery of a large court tomb.

Five stones stand in a shallow arc about 10m long. The largest stone is huge, nearly 2m tall.

These stones are now in somebody's front garden.

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