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Boulder-burial in Killoveeny

Boulder-burial

What is recorded here

In improved pasture, on a SW-facing slope. According to local information, a possible cist or boulder burial at roughly this location was destroyed during land reclamation (SMR file 1990). There is no visible trace at ground level. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2022
Boulder burial; likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and funerary architecture in the region, though the site is now lost due to land reclamation.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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