Clóenfherta, Tara (Turntable Movvie)
The shape of the monuments known as the Clóenfherta, the ‘Sloping Trenches’, gave rise to a number of early tales. They were regarded as the remnants of the royal residence which collapsed when the king of Tara, Lugaid mac Con gave a false judgement. A second explanation for the shape of the monument is that it was the burial place of thirty princesses from Leinster slain by the king of Tara in re…
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Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Barrow - bowl-barrow
- Barrow - ring-barrow
- Ring-ditch
- mound
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- barrows
- ring ditches
- mounds
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- Movie
Medium
- Earth
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Barrow - bowl-barrow
- Barrow - ring-barrow
- Ring-ditch
- mound
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- barrows
- ring ditches
- mounds
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- Movie
Medium
- Earth
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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- Copyright © The Discovery Programme
Temporal
- Uncertain
Places
- Clóenfherta, Tara
Provenance
- FLI-Map 400 Lidar Survey of the Hill of Tara. FLI-MAP 400; an aerial LiDAR survey system, was initially designed to survey infrastructural assets such as roads, railways and electricity supply networks. The sensor system mounted beneath the main helicopter fuselage consists of: Three 150 kHz LiDAR sensors (7◦ forward, nadir and 7◦ aft);Scanning angle 60◦Accuracy (relative) Horizontal 5 cm, Vertical 3 cmMultiple returns 4Two RTK GPS receivers – provide accurate location in used in conjunction with RTK base stations;Inertial Navigation System (INS)- continuously track the position, orientation, and velocity of the helicopter; Digital imaging (11 megapixel) and digital video capture.Resulting data sets include first return (DSM) and last return point (DTM, basre earth) models
Identifier
- http://3dicons.dcu.gr/object/HA/1138
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-12-11T13:12:47.775Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-08-19T11:25:33.309Z