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PASSAGE TOMB: DRUID'S STONE in Ballintoy Demesne; Magheraboy

PASSAGE TOMB: DRUID'S STONE

What is recorded here

Mortars and chambers built before written history still hold the shape of hands that stopped reaching centuries ago. The druid's stone marks a place where memory itself was buried, not forgotten. What was spoken there has no record, only the weight of stones arranged to keep the shape of the speech.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PASSAGE TOMB: DRUID'S STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to the prehistoric period. It is significant as a scheduled monument reflecting early ceremonial or burial practices in the region.

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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