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MEGALITHIC TOMB in Crossreagh East

MEGALITHIC TOMB

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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.

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