What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Goward, County Down. PREHISTORIC. Large stones, set before written record. People lifted stone, aligned it, and left a chamber for death or memory. The field around it has changed, but the tomb still points to human effort and reverence.
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 representing early communal burial practices and megalithic construction 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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