Ballylumford Dolmen Explained
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] 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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54.8417°N -5.7739°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Ballylumford - Passage tomb? . Irish Megaliths . 2007-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20071120180632/http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/antrim.htm. 20 November 2007 . live.
- Web site: Ballylumford Dolmen . Discover Northern Ireland . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613220039/http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/shortbreaks/product.aspx?ProductID=2954 . dead . 2011-06-13 . 2007-12-05 .
- Web site: County Antrim - Heritage/Historical - Ballylumford Dolmen . County Antrim.com . 2007-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071121035025/http://www.countyantrim.com/antrim_heritage_bushmills.htm . 21 November 2007 . dead .
- Web site: Ballylumford Dolmen . Geograph . 2007-12-05.
- Web site: Ballylumford Dolmen . Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments . 2007-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722033155/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf . 2012-07-22 . dead .
