Ballylumford Dolmen

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Ballylumford Dolmen

Ballylumford Dolmen is situated on Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the north-west tip of the Islandmagee peninsula and near Ballylumford power station. [1] It is known locally as the "Druid's Altar", and could be 4000 years old, or the remains of an even earlier passage grave. The dolmen consists of four upright stones, with a heavy capstone and a fallenstone within the structure. This may have been put there to block the entrance to the tomb. The dolmen is in the front garden of a house. [2] [3] A wall plaque at the site describes the dolmen as a single chambered grave erected about 2000-1600 BC. Local finds indicate occupation of the neighbourhood during the Bronze Age. [4]

View of the dolmen prior to 1914. A dolmen in my front garden%3F Don't mind if I do!.jpg
View of the dolmen prior to 1914.

Ballylumford Dolmen is a portal tomb and a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Ballylumford, in Larne Borough Council area at grid ref: D4304 0160. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ballylumford - Passage tomb?". Irish Megaliths. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ballylumford Dolmen". Discover Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "County Antrim - Heritage/Historical - Ballylumford Dolmen". County Antrim.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  4. ↑ "Ballylumford Dolmen". Geograph. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "Ballylumford Dolmen" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2007.

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