What is recorded here
Megalithic tomb in Ballyveely, County Antrim, Ireland. Prehistoric chamber built from large stones, likely marking burial or ceremony long before written history. The exact chamber has faded or been lost, but the place still carries the weight of hands that moved stone and people who believed death should be remembered.
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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