What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PRE-BOG CLEARANCE CAIRN. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its pre-bog clearance context, indicating early land use and burial or ritual practices in the Broughderg area before peat extraction altered the landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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