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POSSIBLE STANDING STONE & Man-made underground passages (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) in Ballynastraid

POSSIBLE STANDING STONE & Man-made underground passages (O.S. memoir site; unlocated)

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Stand behind the tower, not beside it. The chamber is not a chamber of tricks, but a place where the world shows its edges. What you resist is not your enemy. It is the shape you are learning to see through.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POSSIBLE STANDING STONE & Man-made underground passages (O.S. memoir site; unlocated). Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, while the underground passages could have been used for storage, shelter, or ceremonial purposes. No specific folklore is recorded for this site.

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