What is recorded here
Wedge Tomb: Druid's Altar in Curramoney, County Antrim, Ireland. A prehistoric chamber where shadow still moves. Stones lean like listeners. What was spoken there has not finished speaking.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR. Recorded period: NEO/B.A.; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Wedge tomb dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. Its significance lies in its association with prehistoric funerary practices and the distinctive architectural form typical of the late prehistoric period in Ireland.
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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