What is recorded here

Rea Hill in County Antrim holds a Bronze Age cairn, marking human presence long before written records. The stones may have guided travellers, honoured the dead, or simply claimed the hilltop for community memory. Whatever its purpose, the cairn still stands as a quiet witness to lives that shaped the land.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CAIRN: REA HILL. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; BRONZE AGE. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Bronze Age cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in prehistoric Northern Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.