What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Drumadarragh, County Antrim, Ireland. Prehistoric. Large stones still stand where people once buried their dead. The land remembers hands that moved stone 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 dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its representation of megalithic funerary practices in the prehistoric landscape of Northern Ireland.
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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