Being just 1km north east of the fantastic double court tomb at Cohaw this double court tomb, described as good in the Archaeological Inventory, held great promise. The reality is a different story though. I actually only knew that I had found it because it has a Fogra sign. Near to this are four or five court stones, just in front of the gorse ridden mound that contains the galleries.
The surrounding area is littered with building debris, which is, no doubt, from the house and stables that are just 300m away. This site really saddened me and drove home just how badly treated these ancient monuments can be.
I have reported the appalling state of the tomb to Duchas.
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. |