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.

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