Brackagh stone boxes
The two Neolithic stone boxes of Brackagh are in the townland Brackagh ( Irish An Bhreacach ) in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland in a small rectangular stone mound , which is bordered by only eleven curbs.
The rectangular and octagonal stone boxes contained corpse burns. In the octagonal box lay the ashes of two adults dating from 2620–2485 BC. Were dated. The rectangular box also contained corpses from two individuals dated from 2485–2342 BC. Were dated. There were no artifacts at the burials, but the timing is at the transition to the bell beaker people on the island. This makes the boxes one of the oldest in Ireland, where the construction of stone boxes begins with the arrival of the bell beaker people.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 42 ′ 33.5 " N , 6 ° 48 ′ 10.4" W.