What is recorded here

Chambered tomb in Raholp, County Down: ancient bones, new fire. Build with stones that remember heat. Drop marbles into darkness, listen for the click of chambers answering. What is buried there is not dead; it is waiting for the living to stop asking permission.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as CHAMBERED TOMB. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Chambered tomb; Neolithic period. It represents an important Prehistoric burial monument, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.

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