What is recorded here

Cairn in Drumbane stands as a Bronze Age monument in County Derry, marking an ancient landscape long forgotten by modern memory. People may have gathered there to honour the dead, watch the sky or claim ownership of the land, yet no written record preserves their names or intentions. The stones remain silent, waiting for imagination to give them life again.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Cairn. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; BRONZE AGE. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Cairn in Drumbane is a prehistoric funerary monument, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and settlement patterns in Northern Ireland.

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