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The Prehistoric Burial Sites of Northern Ireland The Prehistoric Burial Sites of Northern Ireland Harry and June Welsh Archaeopress Archaeology Archaeopress Gordon House 276 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7ED www.archaeopress.com ISBN 978 1 78491 006 8 ISBN 978 1 78491 007 5 (e-Pdf) © Archaeopress, H and J Welsh 2014 Cover photo: portal tomb, Ballykeel in County Armagh All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners. Printed in England by CMP (UK) Ltd This book is available direct from Archaeopress or from our website www.archaeopress.com Contents Introduction �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Background and acknowledgements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 A short history of prehistoric archaeology in northern ireland ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Northern ireland’s prehistory in context....................................................................................................................... 3 Methodology ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Classifications used in the inventory............................................................................................................................. 4 Abbreviations used in the text ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Abbreviations used in the text ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Inventory of Sites and Monuments ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 County Antrim .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 County Armagh ......................................................................................................................................................... 136 County Down ............................................................................................................................................................ 163 County Fermanagh ................................................................................................................................................... 219 County Londonderry ................................................................................................................................................. 285 County Tyrone ........................................................................................................................................................... 363 Conclusion ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 451 Monument types ..................................................................................................................................................... 451 Landscapes and palaeoenvironmental studies ........................................................................................................ 453 Burial rites ................................................................................................................................................................. 454 Artefacts ................................................................................................................................................................... 454 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................... 455 Glossary ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 456 Radiocarbon Dates ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 460 Bibliography ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 467 i List of Figures and Plates Figures 01: The Counties of modern Ireland Libby Mulqueeny, QUB �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 02: Plan of Ballintoy Demesne Passage Tomb (ANT 004:013) (after Mogey 1941) ����������������������������������������������������� 13 03: Plan of cist in Ballyhill Mound Barrow (047:013) (after Lee 1858, 171) ��������������������������������������������������������������� 23 04: Plan of Ballymacaldrack Court Tomb (ANT 022:012) (after Collins 1976) ������������������������������������������������������������� 27 05: Plan and section of Ballymacrea Lower Cist Burial (ANT 002:007) (after Collins and Bateson 1977) �������������������� 28 06: Plan of Ballymarlagh Court Tomb (ANT 038:002) (after Davies 1949) ������������������������������������������������������������������ 29 07: Ballynagarvy Cremated Remains (ANT 021:013) (after Evans 1942, 96) �������������������������������������������������������������� 31 08: Ballytresna Urn Burial (ANT 043:048) (after Pringle 1930-1931) ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 09: Ballytromery Cist Burial (Not in SMR) (after Davies 1938, 16) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 35 10: Ballywillan Cist Burial (ANT 006:015) (after Buick 1891) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 40 11: Plan of Browndod Court Tomb (ANT 044:035) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 46 12: Urn from Carncoagh Cist Burial (ANT 028:027) (after MacAdam 1861-1862, 236) ����������������������������������������������� 50 13: Plan of Clegnagh Passage Tomb (ANT 004:012) (after Chart 1940) ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 56 14: Corky Cist Burial (ANT 018:026) (after Knowles 1895, 98) ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 61 15: Plan of Craigarogan Wedge Tomb (ANT 051:040) (after Hobson and Hobson 1907) �������������������������������������������� 63 16: Plan of Craigs Passage Tomb (ANT 022:024) (after Williams 1987) ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 65 17: Plan of Cross Passage Tomb (ANT 005:006) (after Evans 1938) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 18: Plan of Curramoney Wedge Tomb (ANT 008:018) (after Davies and Evans 1943) ������������������������������������������������ 69 19: Plan of Cushendun Mound Barrow (ANT 015:010) (after Welsh and Welsh 2007) ����������������������������������������������� 70 20: Bowl from Demesne Cist Burial (ANT 001:094) (after Sloan et al� 2008, 67) �������������������������������������������������������� 72 21: Plan of Divis Burial Cairn (Not in SMR) (after Welsh and Welsh 2007) ���������������������������������������������������������������� 73 22: Plan of Divis Burial Cairn (Not in SMR) (after Welsh and Welsh 2007) ���������������������������������������������������������������� 74 23: Bowl from Divis Burial Cairn (ANT 060:015) (after Patterson 1870-1871, 507) ���������������������������������������������������� 75 24: Plan of Divis Burial Cairn (ANT 060:015) (after Rutherford 2009) ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 75 25: Plan of Drains Bog Court Tomb (Not in SMR) Philip MacDonald �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 77 26: Urn from Drumfane Cist Burial (Not in SMR) (after Knowles 1895, 92) ��������������������������������������������������������������� 81 27: Plan of Drumnakeel Mound Barrow (ANT 009:151) (after Williams and Wilkinson 1985) ����������������������������������� 83 28: Plan of Dunteige Wedge Tomb (ANT 035:002) (after Davies and Evans 1943) ������������������������������������������������������ 85 29: Urn from Galgorm Parks Urn Burials (ANT 032:047) (after Knowles 1895, 94) ����������������������������������������������������� 90 30: Galgorm Parks Urn Burials (ANT 032:047) (after Knowles 1895, 95) �������������������������������������������������������������������� 90 31: Galgorm Parks Urn Burials (ANT 032:047) (after Knowles 1895, 95) �������������������������������������������������������������������� 90 32: Urns from Glenavy Urn Burials (ANT 059:118) (after Mussen 1898, 24) �������������������������������������������������������������� 91 33: Urn from Glenavy Urn Burials (ANT 059:118) (after Mussen 1898, 25) ��������������������������������������������������������������� 91 34: Plans of Glenmakeeran Cist Burials (ANT 009:057) (after Williams and Robinson 1983, 33) �������������������������������� 92 35: Bowl from Glenmakeeran Cist Burials (ANT 009:057) (after Williams and Robinson 1983, 34�) ���������������������������
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