What is recorded here

Gortcorbies holds a burial mound from the Bronze Age, when people shaped earth into lasting form. The hill may have marked a loved one, a boundary, or a gift to the dead. Its shape still belongs to that old ceremony, even if the names and songs are gone.

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

Bronze Age burial mound; likely a cairn or barrow used for ritual or elite interment. Its significance lies in contributing to understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in the region.

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