What is recorded here
Bohill Stone rises in Tullyrusk, County Antrim, a prehistoric marker scheduled for protection though its exact age remains uncertain. The name changes across sources, yet the stone itself does not waver: round, present, and older than the boundaries drawn around it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN; STANDING STONE: THE BOHILL STONE or BOCHELL STONE or BOWHILL STONE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Round cairn and standing stone, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. This site represents a significant prehistoric funerary and ceremonial landscape feature in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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