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Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic period, court tombs represent a distinctive form of communal burial architecture found predominantly in the north of Ireland, characterised by their forecourt or courtyard area fronting the burial chamber. This example exhibits the typical structural elements of the court tomb type, comprising a rectangular or trapezoidal court with orthostatic stones supporting a roofed chamber for collective inhumation. Court tombs such as this one date from approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE and provide significant evidence for early agricultural communities and their burial practices during the Irish Neolithic.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15077. View the official record →
Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15077.
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 15077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1.5 km), Bronze age settlement & ring ditch (2.1 km), Giant's grave. wedge tomb (2.3 km).
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