What is recorded here

Mortons and Suttons played knights and queens across that grass while children ran barefoot through water meadows. They never suspected the buried king watching from his ancient cave.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CAIRN: THE KING'S GRAVE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). The site is significant as a rare surviving example of a prehistoric funerary monument in the Tollymore area, reflecting early ceremonial and burial practices in the region.

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