What is recorded here
Round cairn in Crooknahaya, County Antrim, built before written history and still marked under three names. Stones may have gathered breath, memory or warning, while people came and went until the field itself forgot their footsteps.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN: CARNCORMICK or CARNCORMAC or CARNAGORMEG. 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. These cairns are significant as they represent early funerary and ritual practices in the prehistoric landscape of Northern Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Mid HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
CASTLE & HILLTOP ENCLOSURE: DOONBOUGHT FORT in DoonboughtCASTLE & HILLTOP ENCLOSURE: DOONBOUGHT FORT · 3.8 mi
Clough CastleArchaeological place · 4.6 mi
The Thatch InnPublic House · 4.9 mi
SlemishMountain / peak · 6.4 mi
Dunminning CottageHouse · 7.7 mi