Location
- The Hinton Stone; Drumacullin; Duncarbit; Culfeightrin; Moyle.
Description
The current landowner pointed out this site, known locally as The
Hinton Stone reputedly after an early bishop. This is the very poorly
preserved remains of a megalithic tomb orientated W-E with the entrance
at the west formed by a pair of matching portals 0.88m apart. The
north side of tomb is formed by three stones. On the south side
only one stone is visible but a second buried stone is detectable.
Location - Eglish;
Culfeightrin; Moyle.
Description
Very poorly preserved remains of a small court tomb with only 5
upright stones surviving and 1 possible buried stone outside at
NE. The tomb is aligned NE-SW and comprises a very small chamber,
1.4 x 0.7m, with 2 stones on NW & none on SE, but the edge of
the chamber is clearly defined by a scarp. Three facade stones remain,
2 on the north side and 1 on the south.
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Location - Losset;
Culfeightrin; Moyle.
Description
Quite well preserved remains of megalithic tomb. Comprises a probably
circular cairn, c.15m diam., formed by a low scarp from WNW-N-NE
and by 4 kerbstones at E, ESE, SE and S. In centre of cairn is a
gallery orientated ENE/WSW with entrance at ENE. The gallery is
formed by 4 orthostats on the south, a backstone, and 1 stone on
the north beside the backstone. The wedge shaped antechamber comprises
2 orthostats on north and 2, which are just visible, on the south.
The gallery and antechamber are both enclosed by well preserved
outer walling.
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Location - Carn
An Truagh; Knocklayd; Stroan; Cleggan; Corvally; Essan; Aghaleck;
Clare Mountain; Kilrobert; Tavnaghboy; Brromm-More and Tullaghore;
Armoy; Moyle.
Description
In a magnificent location at the junction of 10 townlands on the
summit of Knocklayd, with fabulous views all round. No trace of
uprights or peristalith, but the cairn, which is 7m high & 25m
x 29 across appears intact. Remarkable amount of white quartz used
in construction. The site appears on aerial photographs as conical
mound with recent cairn on top. Steep sides fall away to an enclosing
kerb visible at SW as an arc of large white stones. Outlines of
3, apparently stone edged, oval features seem on aerial photographs
are natural hollows filled with cairn material. Given the location
& size of the cairn, this could be a passage tomb. The modern
platform on top supports a trig. station.
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Location -
Cloughananca (1); Ballyvennaght; Culfeightrin; Moyle.
Description
High up in bog close to a stream, with extensive views all round,
this is the well-preserved remains of a double portal tomb. It consists
of 2 chambers 17.5m apart, a poorly preserved chamber at E end,
& a well- preserved chamber at W end. A small amount of loose
cairn material lies near the centre of the tomb, & some small
loose stones lie around the E chamber. The massive capstone of the
east chamber has been displaced & is 3.75m long, 3.5m wide &
1.1m thick. The other chamberstones have also fallen. The W chamber
consists of 2 large matching portals, a sidestone & back stone,
all supporting a capstone 2.6m long, 2.58m wide & 0.8m thick.
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Location - Cloughananca (2); Ballyvennaght;
Culfeightrin; Moyle.
Description
In Heather covered bog and rock outcrop high on the west facing
slope of hill. This is the poorly preserved remains of a portal
tomb in a long cairn. The cairn has max. height of 1.4m & is
c.9m wide at the east end. A chamber at the east end of cairn stands
in a slight rush grown depression edged by cairn material. A massive
displaced capstone, 2.1m long x 1.8m wide, now split in two, overlies
2 fallen side stones from the chamber.
Further Information
EHS-Built Heritage
Monuments and Buildings Record
5-33 Hill Street
Belfast BT1 2LA
Tel : 028 9054 3004
Fax :028 9054 3111
e-mail: mbr@doeni.gov.uk
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