What is recorded here
Hugh McPhelim O'Neill died in Beaghs, County Antrim, and people built a barrow or cairn above his remains. The uncertainty about his exact fate does not diminish the clarity of the burial; local hands shaped stone or soil to mark where a notable life ended. That much is preserved in the name and the scheduled protection of the site.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BARROW OR CAIRN: HUGH MCPHELIM O'NEILL'S TOMB. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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