'Cairn L' : Passage Tomb
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Visit Notes
Monday, 27th October 2008
This is a most spectacular monument. The cairn, although much robbed, covers the beautiful passage and chamber. Unfortunately, the inner sanctum is usually out of bounds as it is behind a locked gate. Sometimes you may find the gate open if you're lucky.
Inside this tomb there are four side chambers and a free-standing standing stone. In three of the side chambers there is a basin. The quality of the carving in this monument are simply stunning - the best of all the Loughcrew monuments.
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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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