Cairn T, Loughcrew (Images)
Loughcrew cemetery, Cairn T. This, the principal tomb on Slieve na Calliaghe hill, was excavated by Conwell; the monument has been restored by the Office of Public Works. A kerbed cairn, 35m in diam., contains a cruciform passage-tomb opening to SE. Decoration occurs on nineteen orthostats, two sill stones, eight roof stones, one kerb stone, and on one other lost fragment. (Herity 1974, 242; Sheet 1981, 214-17)
SMR No.:ME015-012004-
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Archaeology Survey of Ireland, Department of the Arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht |
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Mr Anthony Corns
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Spatial
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Baile an Chorraigh
Corstown
http://www.logainm.ie/38877.aspx
County Meath
Ireland
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Protection Type
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National Monuments in State Care |
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Start Date
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-4000 |
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End Date
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-2500 |
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Period Name
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Neolithic Period |
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Materials
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Stone |
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Heritage Asset Type
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Megalithic tomb - passage tomb |
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Photograph 3 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Photograph 3 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view of floor of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view of floor of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view 2 of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view 2 of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 3 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 2 of right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 2 of right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view 1 of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal perspective section view 1 of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 2 of left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 2 of left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 1 of right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 1 of right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 1 of left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section perspective view 1 of left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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nternal section view of rear of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of front of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of front of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of roof of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of roof of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of floor of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view of floor of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view left side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Internal section view right side of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 2 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 2 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 4 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 4 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 1 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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External perspective view 1 of Cairn T passage tomb, Loughcrew |
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Phase-based Terrestrial Laser Scanning |
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Phase based terrestrial laser scanning using a Faro Focus 120 laser scanner.
The instrument quotes the following specification: Distance accuracy up to ±2mm. Range from 0.6m up to 120m. Measurement rate up to 976,000 points/sec. Intensity & RGB. Integrated colour camera. Photorealistic 3D colour scans with up to 70 megapixels. Parallax-free colour overlay. |
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Measured survey |
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Georeferenced using RTK GPS with VRSnow corrections,Phased based terrestrial laser scanning |
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Equipment
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Trimble 5800 RTK GPS,Faro Focus 3D 120 |
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Actor
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Gary Devlin, Individual, Geo-surveyor |
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Robert Shaw, Individual, Senior Geo-surveyor |
