2014

O0443 : Mysterious Antenna in Mayne, Co Meath

taken 10 years ago, near to Clonee, Co Meath, Ireland

Mysterious Antenna in Mayne, Co Meath
Mysterious Antenna in Mayne, Co Meath
Doesn't look like your average mobile phone mast - perhaps some kind of astronomical device? Cosmic ray detector? Dunsink observatory O1038 : Dunsink Observatory is quite close by.
Most likely explanation is that it's related to aircraft navigation - the site is directly in line with the main runway at Dublin Airport and exactly five nautical miles distant.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Flat landscapes Primary Subject: Aerial (Antenna) other tags: Aerial Antenna Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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O0443   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
JP   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 April, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 22 April, 2014
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! O 044 433 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:25.8074N 6:25.7313W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! O 045 433
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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