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Aughadanove : Wedge Tomb

CountyArmagh
Grid RefJ 001 204
Longitude6° 28' 7.69" W
Latitude54° 7' 22.2" N
Nearest TownNewtownhamilton (10.3 Km)
OS Sheet29
UTM zone29U
UTM x665413.0852647
UTM y6000149.7058985
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Visit Notes

Saturday, 19th July 2003

I am not 100% certain of the grid ref for this one, because it could be a previously unrecognised tomb. I'm not even sure it's a wedge (it could be a [glossary:court tomb]).

I only noticed the mound because the sun shone rather fortuitously on it and lit it up perfectly for me to see its profile. From the road there appear to be no stones visible, but the mound is the perfect shape - tall and flat at one end and tapering back at the other. Definitely one to check out properly in the future.

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