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Multi-period site including a middle Neolithic structure, Early and Late Bronze Age pits, Middle Bronze Age burnt mounds, and an Early Medieval hearth. in Ballyoan

Multi-period site including a middle Neolithic structure, Early and Late Bronze Age pits, Middle Bronze Age burnt mounds, and an Early Medieval hearth.

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Ballyoan holds a middle Neolithic structure, Bronze Age pits and burnt mounds, and an Early Medieval hearth, proving the land remained alive across centuries. People may have built, buried, burned and warmed there repeatedly, trusting the same ground to witness change.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Multi-period site including a middle Neolithic structure, Early and Late Bronze Age pits, Middle Bronze Age burnt mounds, and an Early Medieval hearth.. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Multi-period site with a middle Neolithic structure and Bronze Age features, including burnt mounds and pits, as well as an Early Medieval hearth. Its long occupational sequence highlights continuous human activity and ritual use of the landscape from the Neolithic to the Early Medieval period.

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