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Beaghmore Court Tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Built during the Neolithic period, this court tomb represents one of the characteristic communal burial structures of early farming communities in Ireland. The monument sits on bedrock of Ordovician extrusive rocks, ancient mafic lavas and tuffs formed over 400 million years ago, which would have presented a challenging terrain for its Neolithic builders.
Court tombs typically comprise a central open courtyard flanked by burial chambers, though their precise original configurations are often difficult to determine from surviving remains. This example, protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 14633, survives as a testament to the monumental efforts of Neolithic communities to construct enduring structures for ritual and burial purposes.
The site lies within the broader archaeological landscape of the Sperrins, an area rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments. The location at grid reference H5853277003 places the tomb in a significant position within this heritage landscape. Such monuments provide crucial evidence for understanding the social organisation, burial practices and spiritual beliefs of Ireland's earliest farming societies over 5,000 years ago.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14633. View the official record →
Beaghmore Court Tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14633.
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 14633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (5 km), Termon rock, tearmann comain, termon-conyn, termon cumainig. church, 2 graveyards, 5 wells & cross-carved stone (5.1 km), Standing stone (6.5 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 Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.