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Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This class of chambered tomb, characteristic of the Irish Neolithic period around 3500 to 2800 BCE, comprises a forecourt area adjoining one or more stone-built burial chambers. Court tombs represent a significant category of ritual and funerary architecture from the early farming communities of Neolithic Ireland, demonstrating established settlement patterns and organised burial practices. The monument type is concentrated in the northern Irish counties and represents an important archaeological record of early Neolithic society and monumental construction techniques.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2774. View the official record →
Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2774.
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 2774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilmakee stone circle. cairn ('stone circle') (7.2 km), Mound - raised rath? (7.5 km), Barrow (8.1 km).
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