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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballylumford Dolmen - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim

Submitted by Runemage on Thursday, 25 May 2017  Page Views: 7575

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballylumford Dolmen Alternative Name: Druid's Altar
Country: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 10.319 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Antrim Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Larne  Nearest Village: Ballylumford
Map Ref: D4305201603
Latitude: 54.841760N  Longitude: 5.774003W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ballylumford Dolmen submitted by Ptarmigan : Ballylumford Dolmen (Vote or comment on this photo)
This dolmen has its own address, 91, Ballylumford Road, Island Magee BT40 3RN

This document gives its grid ref as Grid ref: D43001691 and states it's an historic monument in State Care and is c/o Carrickfergus Castle.

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Ballylumford Dolmen submitted by Runemage : Ballylumford Dolmen, Island Magee, County Antrim Image copyright: johnevigar, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ballylumford Dolmen
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Ballylumford Dolmen
Ballylumford Dolmen submitted by Runemage : A dolmen in my front garden? Don't mind if I do! Historic Image Not many people can boast a feature like this less than three paces from their front door. No wonder that gentleman looks quite pleased with himself... Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios, Dublin Date: Between 1890 and 1914 NLI Ref.: L_ROY_10911 Image copyright: National ...

Ballylumford Dolmen
Ballylumford Dolmen submitted by Ptarmigan : Ballylumford Dolmen

Ballylumford Dolmen
Ballylumford Dolmen submitted by Ptarmigan

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Re: Ballylumford Dolmen by ainsloch on Wednesday, 04 July 2018
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Got a spare half a million quid lying around? Then this beautiful house replete with Neolithic dolmen could be yours:

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Re: Ballylumford Dolmen by Andy B on Wednesday, 09 May 2018
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Ballylumford Dolmen (NISMR Ref: Ant 041:004)

Situated in front of an Edwardian house on the summit of a steep sided N/S ridge. The megalith consists of three angular basalt orthostats on which is set a substantial capstone which tilts down to the distal end. Within the chamber is a recumbent slab.

In the past this type of tomb was often known as ‘druid’s alter’, after which the adjacent house was named the Druid’s Cottage. This single-chambered tomb is probably the remains of a portal tomb, dating to the early Neolithic period (c. 4000-3600 BC) when the first farming communities were becoming established in the area. This is one of the finest examples of a megalithic tomb surviving in East Antrim, the majority of others cleared away during land improvements. Ironically, this site has been protected within the curtilage of the Druid’s Cottage.

There have been several recorded discoveries of Early Bronze Age gold ornaments from the neighbouring fields and Bronze Age burials between here and Larne Lough, showing that the tomb remained a focus of burial and ritual activity for many hundreds of years after its initial construction.

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