What is recorded here
Losset holds a megalthic tomb where ancient hands aligned stone before written memory began. The chamber still waits beneath earth and moss, preserving the shape of rituals now lost. People may have gathered there to honour the dead, mark seasonal change or claim ownership of fertile ground. Whatever they intended, the stones refused forgetting. They remain scheduled, recorded and standing against time, inviting wonder instead of explanation.
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 about its form or wider significance are not provided.
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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