What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: CASHELBANE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEO/B.A.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Wedge tomb; dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It is significant as part of a broader tradition of megalithic funerary architecture in Ireland, reflecting early communal burial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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