What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Ballycraig Lower, County Antrim: ancient stones, prehistoric dead, human hands. Whether chamber, alignment or loss, the ground keeps its shape. People may have gathered there before writing, before kings, before the town had a name. The stones do not need belief to be strange. They need only to remain.
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. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding early prehistoric burial practices 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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