What is recorded here
Tobergill in County Antrim holds a megalithic tomb from the prehistoric era, when giant stones marked death and memory before written language. The chamber may have swallowed ancestors, returned them to soil, or simply watched the sky turn above ordinary life. Whatever it guarded, the stones still stand beside human forgetting, waiting for someone strong enough to carry their weight.
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 its contribution to understanding early prehistoric burial practices and megalithic architecture 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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