What is recorded here
Wedge tomb and well glass spring in Largantea, County Derry, belong to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, marked as scheduled rather than forgotten. The tomb may have stood beside water people drank or feared, while the spring gave back life in a world that buried its dead like wedges into earth.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as WEDGE TOMB: WELL GLASS SPRING. 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 scheduled protection status indicates archaeological importance, though specific details on its wider significance are limited.
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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