What is recorded here
Cairn and stone circle in Slievenagh, County Antrim, possibly Bronze Age. The name druidical suggests people once trusted the stones to mark time, hold memory, or separate the ordinary world from the living one.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CAIRN: DRUIDICAL CIRCLE or STONE CIRCLE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; BRONZE AGE. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Stone circle, likely dating to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its potential association with ritual or ceremonial activity typical of prehistoric communities in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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