What is recorded here
Four stones still stand in Tullykittagh Lower, County Antrim, carrying a prehistoric age so old it has no name. They are not a circle, gate or room, but a small cluster that asks to be seen without inventing a ceremony. People may have gathered there, marked a boundary or simply left stones proud of the earth. Whatever they intended, the four remain visible when much more confident knowledge has disappeared.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as FOUR STANDING STONES. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the four standing stones may have been part of a ritual or ceremonial landscape, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Their meaning or specific use remains unclear, though such groupings often held significance in prehistoric belief systems or territorial markers.
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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