What is recorded here
Tamney Cromlech still stands in Cuilbane, County Derry, a scheduled prehistoric stone circle or cairn that has watched the land through every changing sky. People may have gathered there to mark seasons, bury the dead, or simply watch the stars wheel overhead. The stones remain unchanged while human life comes and goes around them.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STONE CIRCLE OR CAIRN: TAMNEY CROMLECH. 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.
Stone circle, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. It is significant as a scheduled prehistoric monument, indicating its archaeological and cultural importance in the landscape.
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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