Goward Dolmen.

Known locally as Pat Kearney's big stone Goward Dolmen is located in the townland of Goward west of Castlewellan off the Hilltown road (Signposted) It is the remains of a portal tomb dated to 2500- 2000 BC the lower photograph was taken in the late 19th century by R J Walsh and shows a thatched cottage in the background the figure seated in front of the dolman may be Pat Kearney who for many years acted as caretaker and guide of the monument, the cottage in the background his home. Today all that remains of the little cottage are a few moss covered boulders.

Excavations in 1834 unearthed a cremation urn and a flint arrowhead, the capstone is 13 feet (4.0m) long it has slipped from its original position, it is estimated to weigh somewhere in the region of fifty tons. In 1834 a cremation urn and a flint arrowhead were found.