What is recorded here

Ballyelly holds a broken wedge tomb where two upright slabs still face each other across a narrow gap. The larger northern stone stretches thirty-five centimetres longer than its southern partner, while three fallen slabs lie beside them like forgotten furniture. A hut site waits ten metres away, suggesting that the dead did not arrive empty-handed or leave without company. The chamber points east and west, still aligned to the sun even after losing most of its shape.

In the centre of an enclosure (CL004-016041-) within a slightly sunken linear depression orientated NNE-SSW. A poorly preserved, probable wedge tomb comprising two upright slabs and three recumbent slabs and reported by Michael Lynch. The N stone (L 3.5m; H c. 0.75m) is located c. 2.2m from the S stone (L 1.3m; H c. 0.75m) and they appear to form the sidestones of a chamber orientated E-W. The largest of the recumbent slabs (L 1.7m; Wth 0.5m) rests on the N sidestone. A hut site (CL004-016043-) is located c. 10m to the NE. The following images have been uploaded: CL004-016042-_01.jpg View of tomb from W (photo: Michael Lynch) CL004-016042-_02.jpg View of tomb from E (photo: Michael Lynch) Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 27 September 2022

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BC). Its location within an enclosure suggests it may be part of a ritual or funerary landscape, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.

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