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MEGALITHIC TOMB in Killy Beg

MEGALITHIC TOMB

What is recorded here

Killy Beg in County Fermanagh holds a megalithic tomb from the prehistoric period. Its scheduled status confirms the stones survived every later claim to the land. People may have gathered there to mark death, claim territory or simply watch the sky change above the stones.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. 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 scheduling indicates recognition of its archaeological importance, though specific details on form and function remain undocumented.

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