What is recorded here
Carnanbane holds a Neolithic court tomb where ancient hands shaped stone long before written memory. The chamber still stands in County Derry, marked as scheduled and worthy of protection. People may have gathered there to feed the dead, watch the sky or bind a new family to the land.
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 Carnanbane is a Neolithic funerary monument, typically dating to between 3500 and 2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader tradition of megalithic tombs in Atlantic Europe, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Moydamlaght ForestForest · 6.0 mi