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'Castletown (E)' : Court Tomb

TownlandCastletown
CountyMayo
Grid RefG 168 384
GPSG 16832 38431 (8m)
Longitude9° 16' 38.13" W
Latitude54° 17' 16.13" N
Nearest TownBallycastle (6.4 Km)
OS Sheet24
UTM zone29U
UTM x481951.51004844
UTM y6015580.2308831
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Visit Notes

Monday, 25th October 2004

Again, the view of Nephin mountain on the southern horizon is the best thing about these gorse-engulfed ruins.

A few orthostats are visible along the east side indicating a north-south alignment. A few little stones to the north could be the tops of the stones forming the court. The south end of the tomb is marked by a backstone and one displaced roof slab.

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