The repaired back stone of Ballykeel Dolmen
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The photograph on this page of The repaired back stone of Ballykeel Dolmen by Eric Jones as part of the Geograph project.
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The repaired back stone of Ballykeel Dolmen
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 12 Sep 2014
Over three milennia, the backstone of the Ballykeel Dolmen had split and the heavy cap stone had fallen to the ground. In 1963 the backstone was repaired using a special cement and the capstone replaced with the aid of a mobile crane. The repair can be seen clearly in this photo.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.131439
Longitude
-6.478461