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Baltinglass

Baltinglass

Baltinglass, The Municipal District of Baltinglass, Ireland

Baltinglass is a megalithic ruins of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.94704, -6.68322. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Baltinglass, historically known as Baltinglas (Irish: Bealach Conglais, meaning road (or way) of Conglas ), is a town in south-west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Carlow and County Kildare, on the N81 road. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Located in The Municipal District of Baltinglass, Éire / Ireland.

Cranfield Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Christianity

Cranfield Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Antrim and Newtownabbey District, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Cranfield Church, Antrim, Northern Ireland is a church of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 54.70415, -6.36343. Attributes: built, cultural. Tradition: Christianity. Located in Antrim and Newtownabbey District, Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann, United Kingdom.

Glastonbury Abbey
Christianity

Glastonbury Abbey

Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

Glastonbury Abbey was once the second richest monastery in England, claiming to be the oldest Christian foundation in Britain. Today its ruins stand open to sky—walls that once enclosed a thousand years of prayer, the site where monks announced they had found King Arthur's grave, the ground where Abbot Whiting was dragged to his execution. What remains invites contemplation of what was lost and what endures.

Ingapirca
Inca

Ingapirca

Ingapirca, Cañar, Ecuador

Ingapirca is a inca ruins of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: -2.54061, -78.87401. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Inca. Ingapirca (Kichwa: Inka Pirka, Inca wall ) is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby. These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the Temple of the Sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock. Located in Ingapirca, Cañar, Ecuador.

Kachari
Kachari

Kachari

Dimapur, Nagaland, India

Kachari is a ruins of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 25.90374, 93.73913. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Kachari. Kachari may refer to: Of or relating to the Cachar district, Assam in India Kachari Kingdom, a former kingdom in Assam, India Kachari peoples, a number of ethnic groups in Assam, India Kachari language, Tibeto-Burman language of Assam, India Located in Dimapur, Nagaland, India.

Loughcrew

Loughcrew

County Meath, The Municipal District of Kells, Ireland

Loughcrew is a megalithic ruins of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 53.74458, -7.11212. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Loughcrew or Lough Crew (Irish: Loch Craobh, meaning lake of the tree ) is an area of historical importance near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. It is home to a group of ancient tombs from the 4th millennium BC, some decorated with rare megalithic art, which sit on top of a range of hills. The hills and tombs are together known as Slieve na Calliagh (Sliabh na Caillí) and are the highest point in Meath. It is one of the four main passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland and is a protected National Monument. The area is also home to the Loughcrew Estate, from which it is named. Located in The Municipal District of Kells, Éire / Ireland.