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Court Tomb at H1602 3048 is a Neolithic megalithic monument in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site is situated on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a geological formation of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone laid down during the Visean period, interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This mixed lithology would have provided both building stone and flint for the monument's constructors and users during the Neolithic period.
Court tombs are collective burial structures built between approximately 3800 and 3000 BC, comprising a central gallery or chamber accessed through a distinctive open forecourt. The forecourt facilitated communal gatherings and ritual activity alongside interment. This example is situated in the drumlin country of Fermanagh, a landscape shaped by glaciation that characterised much of the region during the Neolithic.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled ancient monument under reference 10852, acknowledging its significance as evidence of early farming communities and their ceremonial practices. Court tombs cluster widely across Ulster and are among the earliest monumental structures constructed in Ireland, reflecting the architectural and social developments of the Neolithic population establishing themselves in this region.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10852. View the official record →
Court Tomb at H1602 3048 is a Neolithic megalithic monument in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10852.
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.
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 10852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple cist cairn (1.4 km), Giant's grave. wedge tomb (1.7 km), Prehistoric enclosure (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of 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.
Court tomb stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.