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Chambered grave, giant's grave. wedge tomb & cist is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic monument located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a wedge tomb, a characteristic megalithic form prevalent in Ireland during the Neolithic period, alongside an associated cist burial structure. Such monuments served as communal burial chambers and represent important evidence of early agricultural societies and their ritual practices in prehistoric Ireland. The combination of a wedge tomb with a cist indicates multiple phases of use or construction, reflecting the complex funerary traditions of early prehistoric communities in Ulster.
Chambered grave, giant's grave. wedge tomb & cist is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15654. View the official record →
Chambered grave, giant's grave. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15654.
Chambered grave, giant's grave. wedge tomb & cist dates from the neo/b.a. period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Chambered grave, giant's grave. wedge tomb & cist 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 15654.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnnamoghil. multiple cist cairn (0.6 km), Standing stone (1.2 km), Giant's grave. portal tomb (1.8 km).
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