What is recorded here
Round Cairn in Ballykeel, County Down, is a prehistoric stone circle where the boundary between human memory and natural force blurred long before written history. People may have gathered there to mark death, celebrate birth or simply watch the sky turn overhead. The stones remain unchanged while human urgency comes and goes around them.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN. 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age period. These cairns are significant as they often mark burial sites or ritual activity in prehistoric landscapes.
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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