
What is recorded here
Annadorn Dolmen is a Neolithic passage tomb in County Down, Ireland, where ancient people built a chamber for the dead before written history existed. The site remains under State Care, preserving the exact stones and shape that emerged from prehistoric hands. It stands as a quiet witness to lives long vanished, inviting imagination about the rituals and beliefs that shaped its making.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PASSAGE TOMB: ANNADORN DOLMEN. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to the prehistoric period. It is significant as an example of early megalithic funerary architecture 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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