What is recorded here
Moss hems the court tomb where Neolithic hands tilted stone before written memory began. People may have gathered at its edge to mark death, seed time or the return of light, while the land kept their shape. Ballygroll still holds the tilt of that old purpose, waiting for a person slow enough to hear it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB, part of PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE: CROMLECH. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care. 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 part of a prehistoric landscape that includes a cromlech, indicating its significance as a ceremonial or funerary site in an early farming community.
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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