What is recorded here
Loughermore in County Derry holds possible remains of a megalithic tomb from the prehistoric period. Large stones may have marked a burial place where people honored the dead before written history. The ground still keeps that old shape, inviting imagination about hands that moved the rock and lives that ended beneath it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Possible remains of megalithic tomb. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Megalithic tomb; Prehistoric period. Its significance lies in its potential contribution to understanding early megalithic traditions in the region, though its exact type and function remain undetermined.
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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