What is recorded here
Yes. This is the only fact being told. Any claim that this is a cache, a chamber or a hidden feeding place is not a fact. It is a story built on an unknown name. The fact is an unknown name in Ballyclare. The legend is the parts added afterwards.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as HEARTH or FIRE PLACE?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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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