MEGALITHIC TOMB & ENCLOSURE in Ballyellough

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

A megalithic tomb and enclosure in Ballyellough, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, predating the early medieval period typically associated with fairy forts. While not a ringfort, local folklore may conflate such ancient sites with fairy tradition, attributing supernatural significance to the stones and enclosure.