What is recorded here

Clohananca No.2 is a Neolithic portal tomb in Ballyvennaght, County Antrim. It is one of the oldest built structures still standing in Northern Ireland. People placed the large stones together after the last glacier retreated. They wanted a chamber that would outlive every name they spoke inside it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: CLOUGHANANCA NO.2. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Portal tomb; Neolithic period. It is a scheduled monument, indicating its archaeological importance in the prehistoric landscape of Northern Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.