What is recorded here

Gilford in Loughans is a post-medieval settlement where human life still echoes beneath the soil. The official record points to a buried place rather than a missing one, suggesting continuity instead of loss. People may have lived there long enough to shape the land before the land shaped the story.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Historic Settlement Gilford. Recorded period: POST-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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