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Cloghfin is a portal tomb built during the Neolithic period and located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Portal tombs are among the earliest megalithic monuments in Ireland, typically consisting of two large upright stones supporting a massive capstone, with a burial chamber set back behind this portal arrangement. Built on bedrock of Ordovician extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lavas and tuffs formed over 450 million years ago—the monument sits on some of the oldest geological foundations in the region.
This particular tomb reflects the communal burial practices and architectural ambitions of Neolithic farming communities who settled in Ulster around 3800 to 3000 BCE. The monument commands the local landscape near Omagh, positioning it within sight of the Sperrin Mountains. Portal tombs served both practical and symbolic purposes, functioning as family burial places whilst also marking territorial claims and community identity.
Cloghfin is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, registered under reference 14930. It remains an important survival of Neolithic construction and a testament to the monumental ambitions of early farming societies in Ulster. The site contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and religious practice in the north of Ireland during the early post-glacial period.
Cloghfin. portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14930. View the official record →
Cloghfin is a portal tomb built during the Neolithic period and located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14930.
Cloghfin. 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.
Cloghfin. 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 14930.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (4.4 km), Platform rath (4.5 km), Rath (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cloghfin. portal tomb'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.
Cloghfin. portal tomb stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.