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Chambered grave, Omagh is a wedge tomb of Neolithic to Bronze Age date, situated in County Tyrone in the north-western part of Northern Ireland. The monument lies on bedrock formed from a mafic igneous intrusion of Silurian age, part of the complex geology underlying the upland terrain of this region. Like other wedge tombs of the Irish megalithic tradition, it represents a distinctive funerary monument type concentrated in the south and west of Ireland, with this example marking the northern extent of the distribution.
The wedge tomb form, characterised by a tapering chamber plan, developed during the Neolithic period and continued in use into the Bronze Age. Such monuments served as communal burial places, constructed from large stone slabs set on edge and capped with capstones, typically covered by a cairn of stone. The architectural design reflects the practical adaptation of megalithic building techniques to available materials and landscape conditions.
The site is protected as an archaeological monument by the Historic Environment Division, Northern Ireland, under reference 15010. The monument's survival on this landscape of igneous bedrock provides evidence of settlement and burial practice in upland areas during prehistoric times, contributing to understanding of Neolithic and early Bronze Age communities in the north of Ireland.
Chambered grave, grave. wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15010. View the official record →
Chambered grave, Omagh is a wedge tomb of Neolithic to Bronze Age date, situated in County Tyrone in the north-western part of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15010.
Chambered grave, grave. wedge tomb 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, grave. wedge 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 15010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (3.1 km), Horned cairn. court tomb (3.7 km), Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath (4.5 km).
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Chambered grave, grave. wedge tomb stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.