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Ballyaghagan : Chambered Cairn

CountyAntrim
Grid RefJ 323 797
GPSJ 32339 79729 (5m)
Longitude5° 56' 58.43" W
Latitude54° 38' 53.74" N
Nearest TownBelfast (5.4 Km)
OS Sheet15
UTM zone30U
UTM x309701.58951183
UTM y6059647.9044672
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th April 2008

This low, robbed away cairn is just above McArt's Fort on Cave Hill overlooking Belfast. Hundreds, if not thousands of people walk up to the fort each week, but but go beyond the fort and reach this cairn.

It is about 10-15m in diameter and 1m high. At its centre there is a ring of large stone that could represent the outline of a cist.

Being so high above Belfast the views are stunning, both over the city itself and up the coast.

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