What is recorded here
Dunlade Glebe holds a prehistoric tomb and field walls beneath the Fairy Cave name. The stones belong to an age before written records, yet they still shape the land and invite imagination. People may have buried their dead there, marked territory or simply watched the sky from that ridge. The cave in the name suggests later belief, as if the old tomb became a doorway for fairies in the minds of those who lived beside it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB & FIELD WALLS: THE FAIRY CAVE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Megalithic tomb, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its association with field walls suggests it is part of an ancient landscape of agricultural and ritual significance.
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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