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Court Tomb, Moyle is a Neolithic megalithic tomb standing on bedrock of the Argyll Group, formed during the Neoproterozoic era. The underlying geology comprises psammite, semipelite and pelite, rocks that characterise this ancient metamorphic sequence. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 807.
Court tombs are characteristic of Neolithic communities in northern Ireland, typically consisting of a central courtyard flanked by burial chambers. These monumental structures served as communal burial places for farming communities during the fourth millennium before present. The court facilitated ceremonial activities as well as the deposition of the dead.
The Moyle example survives within the landscape of County Antrim, where several other court tombs and contemporary Neolithic monuments indicate settlement and ceremonial practice during the earliest farming period in Ireland. The site's position on stable Precambrian bedrock provided a suitable foundation for construction. Today it remains an important record of Neolithic funerary architecture and early agricultural society in this region.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 807. View the official record →
Court Tomb, Moyle is a Neolithic megalithic tomb standing on bedrock of the Argyll Group, formed during the Neoproterozoic era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 807.
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 807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Court tomb (1.9 km), The haunton stone. megalithic tomb (3.4 km), Dual court tomb (4.3 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 Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.