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PORTAL TOMB: LEGANANNY DOLMEN in Legananny

PORTAL TOMB: LEGANANNY DOLMEN
PORTAL TOMB: LEGANANNY DOLMEN in Legananny
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Megalithic tomb in County Down, Ireland. Neolithic portal chamber where human bones may have rained before burial. State care preserves the stones and the door they built.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: LEGANANNY DOLMEN. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Portal tomb; Neolithic period. It is a significant prehistoric monument, representing early megalithic burial traditions in the region.

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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0