What is recorded here
Megalithic Tomb in Ballygawn, County Antrim: possibly a wedge tomb, prehistoric, scheduled. Large stones still lean above the ground where people buried their dead and marked the field. The angle and weight suggest a chamber built to keep a body, a name or a memory alive long after the builders left.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Megalithic Tomb (possibly wedge 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.
Wedge tomb; dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its scheduling for protection highlights its archaeological importance, though limited contextual details are available.
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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