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Crockroe is a large hilltop enclosure situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument occupies a commanding position on bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate formed during the Chesterian period. This geological foundation provides stable ground typical of prehistoric and early historic settlement sites in the region.
The enclosure represents an uncertain classification within the typology of hilltop monuments, suggesting it may have served defensive, ceremonial or administrative functions, though its precise chronological and functional identity remains to be fully established. Its elevated location would have offered commanding views of the surrounding landscape, a characteristic feature of such monuments throughout the Irish midlands.
Crockroe is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 15660, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The monument contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and land use of pre-modern communities in the Omagh district and the wider Tyrone landscape.
Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15660. View the official record →
Crockroe is a large hilltop enclosure situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15660.
Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure 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 15660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giants' graves. court tomb (1.6 km), Two stone circles, standing stone & alignment (2.4 km), Stone alignment & possible megalithic tomb (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure'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.
Crockroe. large hilltop enclosure stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.