What is recorded here

Knocklayd is a scheduled Neolithic megalthic tomb in County Antrim, where massive stones still mark a chamber built for the dead. It may be a passage tomb, though distance and time have blurred that shape. The place belongs to the oldest human layer in the area, predating every written name and reminding us that burial, memory and monument came before record.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB (possible PASSAGE TOMB): KNOCKLAYD. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to the prehistoric period. Its scheduling for protection highlights its archaeological importance, though its specific cultural or regional significance remains under-recorded.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.