Clontygora Cairn
Ferryhill Road
Newry
BT35 8NX
United Kingdom
Contact
Phone:
028 9082 3207
Additional Information
Open to the public:
Yes, entry is free (Sometimes public access is restricted due to works for example. Check before you visit)
Grid reference:
J0986019420
SM number:
ARM 029:011
About Clontygora Cairn
This court tomb, locally known as the King’s Ring, is badly damaged – some of its stones are said to have been used to build the Newry Canal – but it is still very impressive. The U-shaped forecourt, defined by tall stones, led into a gallery of probably three chambers. The chambers are built of very large stones with some roofing slabs still in position, but little cairn material survives. Excavation in 1937 disentangled the monument from later field walls and found cremated bone, flints, Neolithic pottery, and Bronze Age pottery in a secondary context.
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