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Loughmoney dolmen is a Neolithic portal tomb located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a substantial chamber formed by upright stone slabs, typical of the portal tomb tradition that flourished in Ireland during the Neolithic period, approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE. Portal tombs of this type served as communal burial monuments and represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in the Irish archaeological record. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 7572.
Loughmoney dolmen. portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7572. View the official record →
Loughmoney dolmen is a Neolithic portal tomb located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7572.
Loughmoney dolmen. portal tomb dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Loughmoney dolmen. portal 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 7572.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cappel-na-coole. medieval church (in ruins) (4.6 km), St. mary's. church with cross slab, carved virgin & child, font & 2 bullauns (7.1 km), Motte & bailey (7.4 km).
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