
What is recorded here
Kilfeaghan Dolmen is a Neolithic portal tomb in County Down where ancient hands aligned heavy stone before written history existed. The chamber still stands under open sky, waiting for the kind of attention it received when people first lived beside it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: KILFEAGHAN DOLMEN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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. It is a significant megalithic monument reflecting early ceremonial or 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: David Crozier · CC BY-SA 2.0