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Raffony : Wedge Tomb

CountyCavan
Grid RefN 630 893
Longitude7° 2' 33.45" W
Latitude53° 50' 57.54" N
Nearest TownVirginia (3.1 Km)
OS Sheet35
UTM zone29U
UTM x628760.28962147
UTM y5968532.8847603
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Visit Notes

Monday, 3rd June 2002

This is a strange tomb. It would appear to be a wedge with a well preserved chamber and triple or double walling but the overgrowth is too heavy to tell for sure. Not a lot to see and not really worth a visit.

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