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MEGALITHIC TOMB: CANDER'S WALLS in Ballygowan

MEGALITHIC TOMB: CANDER'S WALLS

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Cander's Walls stands in Ballygowan, County Antrim, as a prehistoric megalthic tomb where ancient hands aligned stone before written history existed. The structure still holds the shape of that forgotten labour, waiting for human eyes to recognize the purpose behind its weight.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: CANDER'S WALLS. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Megalithic tomb, dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in its association with early communal burial practices and megalithic architecture in the prehistoric landscape of Northern Ireland.

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