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ROUND CAIRN in Old Freehold

ROUND CAIRN

What is recorded here

Round Cairn in Old Freehold, County Antrim, Ireland, is a Bronze Age and prehistoric site where human hands shaped stone into a visible marker. It stood before written history, likely serving as a boundary, memorial or gathering point for local life. The stones still hold that old purpose, waiting for people to remember why they were placed there.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN. Recorded period: BRONZE AGE; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Bronze Age round cairn; a type of prehistoric burial monument. Its presence indicates early ceremonial or funerary activity in the area.

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