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'Cander's Walls' : Court Tomb

TownlandBallygowan
CountyAntrim
Grid RefJ 360 969
GPSJ 35992 96901 (4m)
Longitude5° 53' 5.97" W
Latitude54° 48' 5.25" N
Nearest TownLarne (7 Km)
OS Sheet9
UTM zone30U
UTM x314567.51604725
UTM y6076514.5798388
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 10th February 2008

Sadly this once magnificent monument has been reduced to a pile of very large boulders. At one time the stones of this site's court were said to stand six feet tall.

The only interesting thing at the site today is the way the track that leads past the pile of stones cuts through the low remains of the cairn, allowing you to see it in section. However, that doesn't make it worth the effort to visit.

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