What is recorded here
Oughtymore in County Derry, Ireland, holds a burial whose age and identity remain unknown. The site is marked only as a burial place, with no date, name or event preserved. What is certain is that someone died there, was laid to rest, and disappeared from human memory. The earth kept the body while witness and story were lost.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BURIAL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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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