What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the prehistoric period. Its significance lies in representing early communal burial practices and megalithic construction in the region.
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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