ballylumford dolmen

The Ballylumford Dolmen is better known to locals as the Druid's Altar and is a dolmen typical of many found in Ulster and throughout Ireland. Larne used to be called "the port of the Standing Stones" by the Romans, no doubt because of the presence of dolmens like this one and the numberous standing stones and boundary marker stones which can still be seen across the borough. The dolmen, under which historical artifacts have been recovered by archaeologists, would appear to have stood over a burial chamber of ancient times. It is situated on the road between Mill Bay and Ballylumford.