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Ballyrenan chambered grave at Cloghogle is a portal tomb of Neolithic date, representing a type of megalithic monument characteristic of Ireland's early farming communities. The structure comprises a stone-built burial chamber accessed through a portal arrangement of uprights, a design typical of portal tombs dating to the fourth millennium before the present. Located in the parish of Strabane in County Tyrone, the monument survives as a testament to Neolithic funerary practices and the monumental investment made by these early agricultural societies in the construction of communal burial places. Portal tombs of this kind served as focal points for ritual and social practice within their contemporary landscapes.
Ballyrenan chambered grave, cloghogle. portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14290. View the official record →
Ballyrenan chambered grave at Cloghogle is a portal tomb of Neolithic date, representing a type of megalithic monument characteristic of Ireland's early farming communities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14290.
Ballyrenan chambered grave, cloghogle. portal tomb dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ballyrenan chambered grave, cloghogle. portal tomb is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 14290.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Derrywoone castle. fortified house (0.7 km), Island machugh. neolithic & bronze age settlement site, early christian crannog & plantation castle (1.1 km), Standing stone complex - several stone rows, over 63 stones (2.7 km).
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