What is recorded here
Three stones still stand in Tornagrough, County Antrim, though no human hand is certain they set them. They may be glacial leftovers, or markers for a boundary forgotten before writing existed. Either way, they have watched the field change from grass to farm to memory, unchanged while every life around them turned over like soil.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as THREE STANDING STONES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the three standing stones may have been used for ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial purposes. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.
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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