What is recorded here

ROUND CAIRN in Largantea is a prehistoric burial mark still standing in County Derry. People built it long before written history, likely to keep a dead body company while the living continued beside it. The stones may have rumbled during storms or touched the thoughts of everyone who passed.

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

Round cairn, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. These cairns are significant as they represent early ritual or burial practices in the prehistoric landscape.

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