What is recorded here

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Multiple Cist Cairn. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; LATE NEO. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Multiple Cist Cairn in Ballynahatty is a Neolithic funerary monument, dating to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). It is significant as part of a broader tradition of megalithic burial practices in Atlantic Europe, reflecting early communal burial and ritual activity in the region.

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