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McKinley's Flagstaff is a court tomb, a form of megalithic monument characteristic of Neolithic Ireland, located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. Court tombs, which date to the Neolithic period, typically feature a distinctive courtyard forecourt flanked by side walls leading to a burial chamber or chambers. This monument represents an important example of the funerary architecture and ceremonial practices of Ireland's earliest farming communities during the fourth millennium before the present. The site's designation within the archaeological record reflects its significance as evidence of Neolithic settlement patterns and ritual activity in the north-eastern Irish landscape.
Mckinley's flagstaff. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8852. View the official record →
McKinley's Flagstaff is a court tomb, a form of megalithic monument characteristic of Neolithic Ireland, located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8852.
Mckinley's flagstaff. court 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.
Mckinley's flagstaff. court 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 8852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (2.9 km), Motte (3.3 km), Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (3.8 km).
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