Archaeological Sites in Northern Ireland
Dolmen in Northern Ireland (5)
Annadorn Dolmen
Annadorn Dolmen is a dolmen sited at the Buck's Head near Loughinisland, in the townland of Annadorn. The dolmen has a large, low, slightly displaced capstone about 65 cm thick…
Ballykeel Dolmen
Ballykeel Dolmen is a Neolithic tripod portal tomb and a State Care Historic Monument at the foot of the western flank of Slieve Gullion in Northern Ireland. It is located above a…
Ballylumford Dolmen
Portal tomb on the Islandmagee peninsula, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, situated in a private front garden near Ballylumford power station. Known locally as the Druid's Altar,…
Goward Dolmen
Goward Dolmen is a megalithic dolmen or cromlech situated between Hilltown and Castlewellan in County Down, Northern Ireland, two miles from Hilltown. It is in a farmer's field in…
Legananny Dolmen
The Legananny Dolmen is a megalithic dolmen or cromlech nine miles southeast of Banbridge and three miles north of Castlewellan, both in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on…
Stone circle in Northern Ireland (5)
Aughlish
Aughlish (also Auglish) is a townland and the site of at least six stone circles and two stone rows, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 3.6 km from Feeny. The site features…
Ballynoe Stone Circle
Ballynoe Stone Circle is a complex multi-phase site, meaning its use spans multiple periods of human history. It is believed to be some 5,000 years old dating from the late…
Beaghmore
Beaghmore is a complex of early Bronze Age megalithic features, stone circles and cairns, 8.5 miles north west of Cookstown, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, on the south-east…
Corick
Corick (from Irish Comhrac 'confluence') is a megalithic site and townland in the civil parish of Ballynascreen, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It includes a stone circle…
Drumskinny
Drumskinny is a stone circle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, discovered in 1934 and excavated in 1962. The monument, featuring an adjacent cairn and alignment, is a State…
Cairn in Northern Ireland (4)
Annaghmare Court Tomb
Annaghmare Court Tomb, also known as The Black Castle, is a chamber tomb located near to the town of Crossmaglen in County Armagh. The site was excavated in 1963–64, with many of…
Ballyalton Court Cairn
Ballyalton Court Cairn is a Neolithic court tomb situated 0.8 km from Ballyalton village, approximately 3.6 km east of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is one of…
Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb
Dooey's Cairn, also known as Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb, is a Neolithic burial monument near Dunloy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Named after Andrew Dooey, the landowner, the…
Moylehid
Moylehid is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, containing two scheduled historic monuments: the Eagle's Knoll Cairn passage tomb and the Moylehid ring cairn. The…
Necropolis/tombs complex in Northern Ireland (3)
Audleystown Court Tomb
The Audleystown Court Tomb is a Neolithic dual court tomb located in Ballyculter parish, near the southern shore of Strangford Lough in County Down. The tomb was built around…
Ballymacdermott Court Tomb
Well-preserved Neolithic court tomb (4000-2500 BC) on the southern slope of Ballymacdermot Mountain in County Armagh, 3.2 km outside Newry. Known locally as The Fairy Ring, legend…
Knockmany Passage Tomb
Knockmany passage tomb, or Anya's Cove, is an ancient burial monument on the summit of Knockmany Hill, near the village of Augher in County Tyrone. It is the remains of a…
Tomb in Northern Ireland (2)
Ballinran Court Tomb
Ballinran Court Tomb is situated close to Killowen, County Down, Northern Ireland, on the shore of Carlingford Lough. The site was excavated in April and May 1976 in preparation…
Craigs Dolmen
Craigs Dolmen is a megalithic passage tomb in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, situated 5 miles (8 km) south of Ballymoney on the Long Mountain at 200 metres elevation. Located in…
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