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Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. Court tombs are a distinctive form of chambered cairn dating to the Neolithic period, typically between 4000 and 3000 BCE, characterised by their forecourt or courtyard area fronting one or more burial chambers. These monuments served as communal burial places and represent significant investment in monumental architecture by early farming communities in Ireland. The structure would originally have comprised stone chambers covered by a cairn of stones, with the forecourt providing a ritual space associated with funerary practices of this remote period.
Court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9064. View the official record →
Court tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9064.
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 9064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tamlaght. rath, reused as church site & graveyard (2 km), Motte (3.7 km), Church (3.8 km).
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