What is recorded here
Legananny holds a megalithic tomb where ancient hands aligned stone before written history existed. The chamber waited beneath soil and grass for people who are no longer named to place markers, gifts or bodies inside. Its size and shape still suggest urgency, as if the builders believed death needed a house strong enough to resist forgetting.
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. It represents an early communal burial tradition, significant for understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in the region.
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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