Maryfort or Lismeehan : Wedge Tomb
Marked Sites
Visit Notes
Sunday, 5th January 2003
As you drive up the lane from the main road you are confronted with a factory gate at the t-junction. Turning left to head towards the tomb you realise that it is in the factory grounds and impossible to get to. You can see it over the wall however, just.
Sitting on a small hump in the field not a lot remains. What is left is fenced in very tightly in a little wooden enclosure.
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |
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