What is recorded here
No relevant fact appeared in the supplied list, so no invented story should be forced.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB - PORTAL TOMB? (site of). 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.
Portal tomb; Neolithic period. Its scheduled protection indicates archaeological importance, though its exact location and specific features remain unclear.
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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