What is recorded here
Megalthic tomb stones probably still lie buried beneath Cloghan soil, waiting for someone patient enough to find them. The official record preserves the site but fails to pin down its exact location, creating a ghost marker rather than a visible destination. Neolithic hands may have stacked those stones during the darkest centuries of human memory, yet modern surveying cannot confirm whether they remain hidden or vanished entirely. The tomb exists in documentation but resists discovery, forcing imagination to complete what measurement abandoned.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB (O.S. memoir site, unlocated). Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic megalithic tomb, dating to the prehistoric period. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding early funerary 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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