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MEGALITHIC TOMB: THE SMALL CAIRN in Clontygora

MEGALITHIC TOMB: THE SMALL CAIRN

What is recorded here

The Small Cairn in Clontygora is a scheduled prehistoric megalithic tomb where ancient people shaped stone into a vessel for death. It still stands in County Armagh, holding the weight of forgotten ceremonies and the quiet patience of earth.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB: THE SMALL CAIRN. 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.
Megalithic tomb, likely dating to the Neolithic period. Its scheduling for protection indicates archaeological importance, though specific details on form and function remain undocumented.

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