A monument in State Care near the southern end of the Ards Peninsula. Today, an oval of standing stones overlooking a quiet bay, but in 1953, the scene of a significant archaeological investigation. The small sandy mound, enclosed by the stones, was excavated by Dudley Waterman, Principal Inspector of the Archaeological Survey of the Department of Finance. He found a complicated sequence of structures below: a pre existing wall; a long stone cist with the remains of 15 individuals; a further cist outside this surrounded by a shingle bank; then, seven more small cists containing cremations. Many of the stones found were decorated with curvilinear and rectilinear motifs. It turned out to be a very rare and fascinating monument with lots to teach us about our past.
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