Audleystown Cairn
This is a dual court grave, not far from the shore of Strangford
Lough. The monument consists of a wedge-shaped cairn, its straight
sides revetted with neat dry stone walls. A shallow crescent-shaped
forecourt at each end leads to a burial gallery. The two galleries
lie along the main axis of the cairn and each is divided into 4
chambers, segmented by jambs and sills.
During excavations in 1952 the burnt and unburnt bones of 34
people were found, 17 in each gallery, representing both sexes and
all age groups. These graves like the the other example of the dual
form found at Milltown, near Carlinford were build by early farming
communities.
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