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County Carn is a neolithic court tomb situated near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Built during the neolithic period, this megalithic monument represents one of the distinctive tomb forms developed by early farming communities in Ulster. Court tombs typically comprised a central chamber accessed through a forecourt where ritual activities took place, though the specific configuration of this example reflects the particular needs and practices of its builders.
The monument stands on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a quartzite formation laid down during the Neoproterozoic, approximately 800 million years ago. This hard, quartzitic stone would have presented both challenge and opportunity to the neolithic builders, who selected and arranged megaliths to create this substantial communal burial place. The local geology thus shaped both the construction process and the visual character of the monument as it stands today.
County Carn is protected as a scheduled historic monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 14186. This statutory designation recognises its significance as evidence of neolithic settlement, social organisation and burial practice in the Strabane area, and ensures its preservation for future archaeological study and public appreciation.
County carn. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14186. View the official record →
County Carn is a neolithic court tomb situated near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14186.
County carn. 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.
County carn. 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 14186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (2.3 km), Possible cashel (3.1 km), Mullanabreen hill. cashel (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of County carn. 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.
County carn. court tomb stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is quartzite.