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Dun Ruadh is a Neolithic henge and settlement site located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a multiple cist cairn set within a henge structure, representing a rare combination of ritual and sepulchral purposes from the Neolithic period. The site sits on bedrock composed of Ordovician extrusive rocks, mafic lavas and tuffs that form part of the distinctive geology of the Sperrin region. This volcanic foundation would have been exposed or thinly soiled when the monument was constructed, presenting specific challenges and possibilities for the communities who built here.
The henge earthwork would have served as a gathering place for ceremonies and communal activity, whilst the cist cairn functioned as a burial monument for the dead. The juxtaposition of these elements suggests this location held particular significance for Neolithic societies in the Foyle and Strule river valleys. The Ordovician bedrock underlying the site connects it to a landscape shaped by ancient geological processes, creating distinctive topography that may have influenced settlement patterns and ritual practice in prehistoric times.
The monument is now protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 14386 as a scheduled historical monument, ensuring the preservation of this important record of early settlement and ceremonial practice in Northern Ireland.
Dun ruadh, doonroe, doonroe. multiple cist cairn. henge & settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14386. View the official record →
Dun Ruadh is a Neolithic henge and settlement site located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14386.
Dun ruadh, doonroe, doonroe. multiple cist cairn. henge & settlement site dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a henge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dun ruadh, doonroe, doonroe. multiple cist cairn. henge & settlement site 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 14386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dermot & grania's bed. wedge tomb (7.8 km), Carnanbane. court tomb (8.2 km), Court tomb & sweat house (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dun ruadh, doonroe, doonroe. multiple cist cairn. henge & settlement site'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.
Dun ruadh, doonroe, doonroe. multiple cist cairn. henge & settlement site stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.