Passage Tomb by Magheraboy
The 1941 excavated Passage Tomb of Magheraboy (also called The Druid's Stone) is located in the townland of Magheraboy ( Irish An Machaire Buí ) in the area of the municipality of Ballintoy near Bushmills in County Antrim in Northern Ireland .
The Passage Tomb lies on a hill and is divided by a field wall. Part of the curb circle with a diameter of about 12 m has been preserved. Access is short and blocked by gorse. The remains of the small polygonal chamber are in good condition and consist of three bearing stones about one meter high on which a large capstone lies. Two more orthostats are in front of the chamber, which faces approximately north.
About a kilometer to the west is the Passage Tomb of Clegnagh .
literature
- John M. Mogey, Emyr E. Evans, Thomas Walmsley, MY Orr: The 'Druid Stone' Ballintoy, Co. Antrim. In: Ulster Journal of Archeology. 3rd Series, Vol. 4, 1941, pp. 49-56, JSTOR 20627352 .
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Coordinates: 55 ° 13 ′ 48.4 " N , 6 ° 22 ′ 14.6" W.