Ballycharry Burial Cairn

Internal diam. c. 27.5m N-S. A subcircular area (DG012-015001-) enclosed on the N by a modern wall, on the W by a natural drop, on the S by a curving stone wall, 1m high, and on the E by a natural drop. There is an 'entrance' 2.2m wide through the curving wall to the SSW. In the centre of the enclosed area is a cairn (DG012-015002-) 1.2m high, 14m E-W x 7.5m. It is situated on a platform overlooking the sea and is known as na reiligi (the graves). The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Ballycharry Burial Cairn is a Neolithic burial cairn, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its structural remains and the insight it provides into early funerary practices and landscape use in the Neolithic period.