What is recorded here

Slagh Illeran stood in Strawmore as a prehistoric chamber tomb until destruction removed its stones. The name suggests a place of killing or sacrifice, yet no human body remains visible to confirm that edge. What is left is a vacant map point and a warning about how quickly ancient meaning can be erased.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: SLAGHT ILLERAN or CLOGH-NA-SLAGHTA (destroyed). Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Portal dolmen, dating to the Neolithic period. It was part of an early megalithic tradition in Ireland, reflecting communal burial practices and stone construction skills of prehistoric communities.

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