Audleystown Court Tomb is situated overlooking the southern shore of Strangford Lough in County Down. It was discovered by a farmer in 1946 and first excavated in 1952, it is a dual court tomb. Most court tombs usually have the court entrance on the wider side of the surrounding cairn however in dual court tombs they are placed at either end of the cairn. Each end has a shallow forecourt leading to four chambered galleries. During excavations the remains of 34 people were found within the chambers, the bones were primarily those of women and children. The remains found were a combination of cremated, partially burnt and unburnt bones, alongside some disarticulated bones ie bones separated at their joints either through injury or amputation. Pottery shards and flints were found at the site with the remnants of three bowls and most interestingly some pottery from Carrowkeel; this specific style of earthenware was first discovered at Carrowkeel in 1911 has been found at a sizeable number of tombs around the country. The tomb is orientated northeast-southwest, with the wider end at the southwest, it is faced off with a drystone wall of shale stones. While the tomb was being preserved in 1958 a search of nearby fields found some large slabs that it was believed may have been robbed from the cairn that enclosed the tomb and then abandoned, these were placed back in their original positions. Audleystown Tomb is well signposted from the road (with parking only fitting one car) however it becomes somewhat confusing once you walk to the end of this lane, but take a 90 degree left hand turn and you should reach the tomb after crossing a couple of small fields.

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