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Carnnacalleen is a cairn located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a geological formation dating to the Chesterian period, composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This varied stone base would have influenced both the construction materials available to the monument's builders and the landscape's drainage characteristics.
The site's exact original form remains uncertain, as is sometimes the case with cairns that have been subject to centuries of weathering and disturbance. Despite this uncertainty, the monument retains archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric activity in the wider Omagh area. Such stone-built monuments typically served ritual, ceremonial or sepulchral purposes in their period of use.
Carnnacalleen is protected as a monument of archaeological interest by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, under reference 15650. This designation recognises its importance to the understanding of the area's archaeological heritage and ensures its preservation for future study and public appreciation.
Carnnacalleen. cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15650. View the official record →
Carnnacalleen is a cairn located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15650.
Carnnacalleen. cairn dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carnnacalleen. cairn 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 15650.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnnamoghil. multiple cist cairn (0.3 km), Standing stone (0.9 km), Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carnnacalleen. cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Carnnacalleen. cairn stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.