What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as LONG CAIRN: KILLUCAN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. 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 early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader network of passage tomb monuments in the Boyne Valley, an area renowned for its rich prehistoric heritage.
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
WEDGE TOMB: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED in Dunnamore, DunamoreWEDGE TOMB: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED · 829 yd
ENCLOSURE in DunnamoreENCLOSURE · 1314 yd
Cashel WoodForest · 2.4 mi
Evishessan BridgeBridge · 2.5 mi
BeaghmoreArchaeological place · 2.5 mi
Beaghmore Stone CirclesVisitor information · 2.5 mi
OughtmoreMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Kildress Old ChurchRuins · 5.3 mi
PLANTATION HOUSE & BAWN in THE BonnPLANTATION HOUSE & BAWN · 5.9 mi
Lough FeaWalking route · 6.3 mi
Captain Stewart's HillMountain / peak · 6.7 mi