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Sunday, 27th April 2008

Is this the last trip to Antrim for a while? I'm not 100% sure yet, but it could be. I will just have to see how things go over the next week or so. I might realise that I need to revisit somewhere or that I've missed something that can't be omitted from the book, Monu-Mental About Prehistoric Antrim.

I was surprised today by how many monuments (mainly standing stones) have disappeared. Quite a lot of sites marked on the OS maps are no longer there. On the plus side, I've managed to visit a number of Antrim sites that aren't on the OS maps!

Today was all about the last few sites (I hope). Some standing stones, a court tomb, a hillfort with a view and some cairns. The cairns were disappointing, but had great views. The court tomb, although ruined, is a nice one - it would have been quite impressive when complete.

With the Bank Holiday weekend approaching I may make one final visit to County Antrim. I'd like to get to Rathlin Island.

Sites Visited On This Trip

Aldoo (Co. Antrim)Artificial Mound2 New Images
Aldoo (Co. Antrim)Artificial Mound2 New Images
The Schoolhouse Cairn - West Divivsion (Co. Antrim)Cairn7 New Images
Browndod (Co. Antrim)Court Tomb6 New Images
The Tardree Stone - Browndod (Co. Antrim)Standing Stone7 New Images
Ballyaghagan (Co. Antrim)Chambered Cairn2 New Images
Collinward (Co. Antrim)Cairn2 New Images
Highfield (Co. Antrim)Rath3 New Images
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