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Ballygraffan dolmen is a chambered tomb situated in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a megalithic burial chamber of Neolithic date, constructed from large stone slabs arranged to form an enclosed burial space typical of passage tomb architecture in the Irish prehistoric period. The site represents evidence of early farming communities who inhabited the region during the fourth and third millennia before the present era. Ballygraffan dolmen is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under monument identification number 6510.
Ballygraffan dolmen. chambered tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6510. View the official record →
Ballygraffan dolmen is a chambered tomb situated in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6510.
Ballygraffan dolmen. chambered tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ballygraffan dolmen. chambered tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 6510.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath & possible souterrain (2.2 km), Trivallate rath (4.2 km), Stone fish trap (4.6 km).
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