What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Crossreagh East, County Derry, Ireland. Prehistoric chamber built from large stones, likely a burial place for a local community. People may have gathered there to honour the dead, mark seasons or solve disputes under an open sky. The stones still stand as a quiet witness to lives that ended before written history began.
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.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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