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'Cairn U' : Passage Tomb

TownlandCorstown
CountyMeath
Grid RefN 586 776
GPSN 58637 77606 (5m)
Longitude7° 6' 40.12" W
Latitude53° 44' 41.15" N
Nearest TownOldcastle (4.3 Km)
OS Sheet42
UTM zone29U
UTM x624563.07703796
UTM y5956780.4566598

This is a subsite of:

Loughcrew - Corstown - Loughcrew (Carnbane East) - Passage Tomb Cemetery
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Visit Notes

Saturday, 25th November 2006

The passage of Cairn U faces roughly south. Its cairn is over 1.5m high still and reaches above the top of the orthostats that form the cruciform passage and chamber.

The rear stones of the three chambers are all very heavily carved, although this is fading somewhat due to erosion. There is also some carving on the orthostats from the passage, but this is difficult to see/photograph due to the narrowness of the passage.

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