What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB. 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; dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period. It is a significant prehistoric burial monument, characteristic of the transition from passage tombs to simpler megalithic structures in the region.
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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