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Chambered tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a stone-built funerary chamber constructed during the Neolithic period, reflecting the monumental burial practices of prehistoric communities in Ireland. Such chambered tombs served as communal ossuary sites, enabling repeated interment of the dead over extended periods and representing significant investment of labour and resources by early farming societies. The monument's preservation and archaeological designation underline its importance for understanding Neolithic settlement, burial ritual, and the development of monumental architecture in the Irish archaeological record.
Chambered tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7574. View the official record →
Chambered tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7574.
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.
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 7574.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Portal tomb or cist burial (2.3 km), Ballyalton court cairn. court tomb (2.7 km), Raised rath (3.3 km).
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