What is recorded here

Dooey's Cairn stands in Ballymacaldrack as a Neolithic court tomb, marking the kind of place where people once gathered to honor the dead before written history began. The stones may have supported rituals, memory and community identity during the prehistoric period, while later hands altered or buried the original shape. It remains protected under State Care and Scheduled status, preserving a landscape that still carries the weight of forgotten ceremonies.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB: DOOEY'S CAIRN. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Court tomb, Neolithic period. It is a scheduled monument under state care, indicating its archaeological importance in the prehistoric landscape of Northern Ireland.

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