What is recorded here
Two bronze age urns emerged from Balloo soil, holding the remains of people who lived before written history. Their burial marked a sacred moment when a community let go of someone it loved. The quiet field still carries that old gesture of release.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as FINDSPOT of 2 BRONZE AGE URN BURIALS. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Bronze Age urn burials; Prehistoric. These burials are significant as they provide evidence of funerary practices and cremation rituals during the Bronze Age in the region.
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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