What is recorded here

Round Cairn in Ballypatrick, County Antrim, is a prehistoric burial mound where ancient people placed what they loved beyond death. Its stones may have marked a boundary, a memory or a warning to the living. The circle still turns in the mind long after the name fades.

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 represent early burial and ritual practices in the prehistoric landscape of Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.