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Druids' Altar is a portal tomb located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a chambered megalithic structure typical of portal tombs, which are characterised by two substantial upright stones framing the entrance to an internal burial chamber, with capstones covering the passage and chamber. Such tombs represent significant funerary architecture from the early farming communities of prehistoric Ireland, generally assigned to the period between 3500 and 2500 BCE. The site is scheduled as a historic monument and remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic burial practice and monumental construction in the region.
Druids' altar. portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14948. View the official record →
Druids' Altar is a portal tomb located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14948.
Druids' altar. portal 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.
Druids' altar. portal 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 14948.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (0.7 km), Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath (2.2 km), Horned cairn. court tomb (4 km).
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