'Ballymount Park' : Artificial Mound

TownlandKingswood
CountyDublin
Grid RefO 089 305
GPSO 08925 30453 (5m)
Longitude6° 21' 55.82" W
Latitude53° 18' 47.35" N
ITM east480366
ITM north584435
Nearest TownClondalkin (2.1 Km)
OS Sheet50
UTM zone29U
UTM x449041
UTM y5761192
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Visit Notes

Monday, 5th June 2006

Set in the lovely Ballymount Park this mound has had a varied history. At one point a structure was built upon it, which is possibly something to do with the nearby ruined tower. The mound is much older, though. it is 4m high and 20m in diameter.

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About Coordinates Displayed

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.

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