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COURT TOMB: NORTH CAIRN in Clonlum

COURT TOMB: NORTH CAIRN

What is recorded here

North Cairn at Clonlum stands as a Neolithic court tomb where ancient people shaped stone before written history. The structure still holds the shape of human intention, suggesting worship, burial or boundary marking in County Armagh. Its preservation acknowledges that clarity of purpose mattered more then than spectacle does now.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB: NORTH CAIRN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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 significant as a scheduled monument under state care, reflecting its archaeological importance in the prehistoric landscape.

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

What survives
Recorded monument

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