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Headstone is a decorated cross-base located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument, recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 14875, represents an uncertain cross type of medieval origin. Such cross-bases typically served as markers within early Christian or later medieval ecclesiastical or secular contexts, though the precise chronological dating and original function of this particular example remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The decorated character of the base suggests it held some significance within its local community, though detailed scholarly documentation specific to this monument's physical characteristics and provenance would be required for fuller contextualisation within the regional monument corpus.
Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14875. View the official record →
Headstone is a decorated cross-base located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14875.
Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a cross. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base 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 14875.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holywell church. church, graveyard & carved stone (2 km), Castle curlews. plantation castle (2.3 km), Portal tomb (4.1 km).
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