What is recorded here

Megalithic tomb in Ballycleagh, County Antrim: ancient stones, prehistoric dead, human hands arranging weight against forgetting. Whether a king, a farmer or a whole lost village is buried beneath, the chamber still excludes everyone it was built to keep company with.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB. 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 Neolithic in date. These tombs are significant as early communal burial sites, reflecting prehistoric funerary practices and social organisation in the region.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.