What is recorded here
Under Drumeeny’s green silence, ancient hands aligned massive stone to mark death and memory before written history existed. The tomb still stands as a Neolithic chamber where ordinary life touched the unknown. People may have gathered there to honour the dead, watch storms pass, or believe the earth itself could hear them.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic megalithic tomb; dates to the prehistoric period. Its classification indicates it is part of an early communal burial tradition, though specific regional significance remains undocumented.
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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