What is recorded here
Yes. They are in Carran. They are not new. They are old enough to have no human witness. They are not a display. They are a warning about how much larger the world is than the person standing before it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONES (REMAINS OF MEGALITHIC TOMB?). Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
A megalithic tomb, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its significance lies in its potential as a rare surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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