What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Ballyveely, County Antrim, Ireland. Prehistoric chamber built with large stones. People may have buried their dead there or marked the land before written history. The stones still stand where human life first gave the place meaning.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as 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; likely Neolithic in date. These tombs are significant as some of the earliest communal burial monuments in the region, reflecting early social organisation and ritual practices.
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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