What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb chambers buried under grass and time. People lifted heavy stones and dropped dead bodies inside, then walked away into rain. The chamber waited for centuries without doors or lights. Memory left the living world but the stones still hold the shape of that forgetting.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POSSIBLE MEGALITHIC TOMB. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Possible megalithic tomb; Neolithic period. Its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding early prehistoric burial 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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