What is recorded here

Round Cairn on Scawt Hill in Ballygawn is a scheduled prehistoric monument, though the exact age and purpose remain uncertain. Stones gathered into a low circle suggest people marked death, territory or ritual long before written records reached County Antrim. The hill may have watched herds, storms and passing lives, while the cairn stood as a quiet claim that the place mattered.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN: SCAWT HILL. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Round cairn, dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2000–800 BCE). These tombs are significant as they represent early funerary and ritual practices in the region, often associated with burial and communal gatherings.

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