Tech Cormac & The Forrad, Tara (3D Model hill-shade texture)
The Forrad and Tech Cormaic consist of two conjoined earthworks. Tech Cormaic, regarded in the medieval period as being the royal residence of the heroic king of Tara, Cormac mac Airt, is a ringfort consisting of a circular area (about 70m in diameter) defined by two banks and an intervening ditch. The original entrance is in the northeast and is aligned, deliberately or otherwise, on the eastern …
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- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Ringfort - rath
- Barrow - unclassified
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- raths (earthen enclosures)
- barrows
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- 3D
Medium
- Earth
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- National Monuments in State Care
- Ringfort - rath
- Barrow - unclassified
- archaeological sites
- archaeology
- national monuments
- raths (earthen enclosures)
- barrows
- Archaeology
- Archaeological site
Type of item
- 3D
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
- Tech Cormac & The Forrad, 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/1273
Extent
- base: diameter 24 metres
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-28T10:56:19.724Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-08-19T11:25:33.309Z
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