What is recorded here

July 1969 broke the cliff open and showed bones trapped beneath a collapsed layer of granite. The Shankill hill had hidden a chamber, a burial or a forgotten room, but the stones gave no name and the exact place has slipped away. What remains is a human shape held by rock, waiting to be recognized.

In July 1969 human remains were discovered in a cliff face underneath a pile of stones. The site appeared to be a collapsed structure consisting of a thick layer of granite stones (NMI, Cahill & Sikora 2011, 473). The precise location is unknown. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 February 2013

A collapsed megalithic tomb, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its significance lies in the presence of human remains and the use of granite stones, suggesting a ritual or funerary function.

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