
What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIPLE CIST CAIRN: LESSER CARN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Multiple cist cairn, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It represents a form of burial monument significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in the region.
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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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0