What is recorded here
Mass rock in Boviel may be a reused megalithic tomb where people still gathered after the medieval ban on open worship. The stone could have served burial, memory and hidden prayer across centuries.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MASS ROCK, possibly reused MEGALITHIC TOMB (O.S. memoir site, unlocated). Recorded period: C18TH; PREHISTORIC. 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
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