What is recorded here

Round Cairn in Largantea, County Derry, is a prehistoric burial or marker site where stone and soil still hold the shape of human hands. It belongs to an age before written record, when people placed rock with purpose across open land. The cairn may have marked a death, a boundary, a gift to the gods, or a warning to the careless.

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 served as burial monuments or ritual sites, reflecting early ceremonial practices in the region.

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