What is recorded here

Long Cairn in Old Freehold, County Antrim, Ireland, is a prehistoric long cairn. It is a long burial mound where people may have laid their dead beneath stones and soil. The land has kept that shape through centuries of weather and forgetting.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as LONG CAIRN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Neolithic long cairn; dates to the earlier prehistoric period, likely between 3700 and 2500 BCE. Such tombs are significant as communal burial monuments and reflect early ritual practices in the landscape.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.