What is recorded here
Killough anchored a post-medieval settlement where human life repeated itself across centuries. The official record preserves the site rather than a single dramatic event, suggesting continuity instead of a sudden clash. People likely built, reused and abandoned the same ground until memory itself became layered. What is missing is not a warning but an invitation to imagine the ordinary hands that shaped it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Historic Settlement Killough. Recorded period: POST-MED. 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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Rossglass BeachBeach / strand · 2.0 mi
Ardtole ChurchWalking route · 2.0 mi
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