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Drumshanbo, Caldragh is a children's burial ground of uncertain date located near Omagh in County Tyrone. The site lies on bedrock of the Fintona Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This mixed geology would have presented variable digging conditions for grave construction, with softer mudstones and siltstones interspersed with harder sandstone layers.
The precise chronology and archaeological character of the cemetery remain undetermined, reflecting the challenges of understanding burial practices at sites where skeletal remains and grave goods may have been poorly preserved or subsequently disturbed. Children's burial grounds were sometimes established separately from adult cemeteries in medieval and early modern Ireland, though the practice's origins and duration varied considerably between regions.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 15248. Its survival as a recorded site preserves evidence of funerary practice in the Omagh area, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation in this landscape where Devonian sandstones and mudstones have shaped both the topography and the practical possibilities for archaeological preservation.
Drumshanbo, caldragh. children's burial ground is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15248. View the official record →
Drumshanbo, Caldragh is a children's burial ground of uncertain date located near Omagh in County Tyrone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15248.
Drumshanbo, caldragh. children's burial ground dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a graveyard. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Drumshanbo, caldragh. children's burial ground 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 15248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound (7.5 km), Sess kilgreen. decorated standing stone - remains of passage tomb (7.7 km), Sess kilgreen. passage tomb? - standing stones (2) (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumshanbo, caldragh. children's burial ground'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.
Drumshanbo, caldragh. children's burial ground stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.