What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as A.P Site - Linear Ring Ditch Cemetery. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Linear ring ditch cemetery, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as it reflects early communal burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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