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'Loughcrew - Patrickstown' : Passage Tomb Cemetery

TownlandPatrickstown
CountyMeath
Grid RefN 599 799
Longitude7° 5' 29.6" W
Latitude53° 45' 54.83" N
Nearest TownOldcastle (4.6 Km)
OS Sheet42
UTM zone29U
UTM x625793.46786349
UTM y5959091.6375516

This is a subsite of:

Loughcrew - Loughcrew Cemetery - Passage Tomb Cemetery

This site has subsites

Cairn X1 - Patrickstown Hill - CairnCairn X2 - Patrickstown Hill - Cairn
Cairn X3 - Patrickstown Hill - CairnCairn Y - Patrickstown Hill - Cairn
Patrickstown Hill - Standing StonePatrickstown Hill - Standing Stone
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 12th November 2006

Patrickstown Hill is the eastern-most of the Loughcrew hills. On it there are several cairns (X1, X2, X3, Y & Z) and several standing stones. The first four cairns are very ruined and cairn Z now looks like a motte, as it was reused and adapted at a later date.

It can be reached via Carnbane East (the central Loughcrew hill) or from a path to the east that leads from a small car park.

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Directions

Patrickstown Hill can be reached in two ways. You can park at the main Loughcrew parking site, climb Carnbane East where cairn T is and then wander over to Patrickstown Hill, or you can park on the east side of the hill and follow the track that starts opposite the small car park there (N 603 782). To find this car park follow the N154 south from Oldcastle towards Kells. The car park is about 7km from Oldcastle on the left.

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4.5 Km (SW) there is a Rath at Mullagh.
2.8 Km (SSW) there is a Passage Tomb Cemetery at Loughcrew Cemetery known as Loughcrew.
9.9 Km (NNE) there is a Wedge Tomb at Raffony (Co. Cavan).
4 Km (E) there is a Rock Art at Clonasillagh.
7.2 Km (NNE) there is a Portal Tomb at Ballanaghanea (Co. Cavan).

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