What is recorded here

Court tomb in Ballyvennaght, County Antrim: Neolithic chamber built by human hands, still standing under scheduled protection. Long after its makers died, the stones kept their shape while roads, fields and memories changed around them. People may have gathered there to mark death, celebrate life or argue with the sky. The court still opens toward that sky, waiting for someone honest enough to look back.

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

Court tomb in Ballyvennaght; Neolithic period. It is a type of megalithic tomb characteristic of early farming communities in Ireland, significant for understanding Neolithic burial practices and social organisation.

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