PORTAL TOMB: GOWARD DOLMEN; CLOGHMORE CROMLECH in Goward — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Two enormous stones lean together like giants arguing about the shape of darkness, while a third stone bridges them into a chamber meant for the dead. The build belongs to the NEOLITHIC period in County Down, old enough that no human voice remains to explain why those people chose this exact spot. They lifted stone from the earth and set it against the sky, creating a door where no door should exist. The chamber still waits for the living to imagine what it swallowed.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: GOWARD DOLMEN; CLOGHMORE CROMLECH. 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.

Portal tomb, Neolithic period. Known as Goward Dolmen or Cloghmere Cromlech, it is a significant megalithic monument reflecting early farming communities in the region.

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