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Massford : Court Tomb

CountyDown
Grid RefJ 288 150
Longitude6° 1' 56.43" W
Latitude54° 4' 4.66" N
Nearest TownKilkeel (1.9 Km)
OS Sheet29
UTM zone29U
UTM x694184.70831957
UTM y5995156.570168
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 23rd February 2003

We arrived here not expecting to be able to see much, because this site used to be very neglected and was aloowed to grow over with brambles and weeds. Fortunately it has now obtained a fence and some respect! All that remains is the gallery, there is no mound or court here, but that is only a major issue really - the gallery is one of the best around.

For a start it is over twelve metres long! The walls are formed from massive split boulders, the preparation of which must have been a monumental task by itself. The gallery is split into at least 3 chambers by jambs and the entrance is marked by a fine pair of evenly matched stones.

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