Ballyalton Court Cairn is a
single court grave situated on a rock outcrop by the roadside 0.5 miles from Ballyalton village, which is 2.25 miles east of
Downpatrick
Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the b ...
,
County Down,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
, at grid ref 531 448.
The tomb contained human bones, flint implements and pottery now known as Ballyalton bowls.
References
External links
Megalithomania – Photographs of Ballyalton Court Tomb
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Archaeological sites in County Down
Megalithic monuments in Northern Ireland
Burial monuments and structures