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Grania's Grave is a Neolithic portal tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a megalithic structure traditionally identified as a portal dolmen, characteristic of the Irish Neolithic period. The capstone bears cup-marks, a form of prehistoric rock art found on several megalithic monuments throughout the island. The tomb is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 15243.
The site stands upon bedrock belonging to the Fintona Group, a geological formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate deposits laid down during the Late Devonian period. The underlying geology would have provided suitable stone resources for the construction of the megalithic chambers and orthostats that characterise this monument type.
Portal tombs such as Grania's Grave were constructed during the Neolithic period as communal burial monuments. The cup-marked capstone indicates ritual or symbolic significance beyond its structural function. The survival of this monument within the Omagh landscape preserves evidence of Neolithic burial practice and territorial occupation in the region.
Grania's grave. portal? tomb with cup-marked capstone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15243. View the official record →
Grania's Grave is a Neolithic portal tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15243.
Grania's grave. portal? tomb with cup-marked capstone 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.
Grania's grave. portal? tomb with cup-marked capstone 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 15243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tycanny hill. hillfort (6.3 km), Mound (7.3 km), Sess kilgreen. decorated standing stone - remains of passage tomb (7.4 km).
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Grania's grave. portal? tomb with cup-marked capstone stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.