What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: DRUIDS' ALTAR. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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 significant as a scheduled monument representing 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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