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Cloghogle is a court tomb, a form of neolithic megalithic monument characteristic of northern Ireland's archaeological heritage. Located near Omagh in County Tyrone, the tomb consists of a rectangular open court fronting a chambered burial gallery, a design typical of monuments constructed during the neolithic period. This architectural arrangement allowed successive insertions of human remains and grave goods, serving the funerary practices of early farming communities.
The monument stands upon bedrock of mafic extrusive rocks of Ordovician age—ancient lava flows and tuffs that form the underlying geology of this region. This volcanic foundation, laid down hundreds of millions of years before the monument's construction, would have presented particular challenges to the neolithic builders in obtaining suitable stone for the chamber and cairn. The local geology likely influenced both the selection of materials and the specific character of the site's construction.
Cloghogle is recorded in the Historic Environment Division's register under reference 14617 and receives statutory protection. The monument represents an important element of the neolithic landscape around Omagh, contributing to our understanding of burial practice, social organisation and territorial patterns in prehistoric northern Ireland.
Cloghogle. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14617. View the official record →
Cloghogle is a court tomb, a form of neolithic megalithic monument characteristic of northern Ireland's archaeological heritage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14617.
Cloghogle. court 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.
Cloghogle. court 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 14617.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross. wedge tomb (2.5 km), Market cross. court tomb (2.6 km), Carnanbane. court tomb (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cloghogle. court 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.
Cloghogle. court tomb stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.