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Headstone, the Headstone is a decorated cross-base of uncertain type located in Omagh, County Tyrone. The monument survives as a stone cross-base with ornamental carving, though its precise ecclesiastical or commemorative function remains undetermined. Such carved stone crosses are characteristic of medieval Ireland and the early medieval period, often serving as focal points within monastic sites, burial grounds or settlement centres.
The monument sits upon bedrock formed from the Tyrone Group, a complex sequence of Visean-age sediments comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This geologically diverse foundation reflects the upland character of the Omagh area and the ancient depositional environments that shaped the local landscape.
The Headstone is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 14875, recognising its significance as a physical record of medieval stone-working tradition and settlement history in County Tyrone. The survival of carved stonework in this location contributes to understanding the religious and social organisation of the region during the medieval period.
Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14875. View the official record →
Headstone, the Headstone is a decorated cross-base of uncertain type located in Omagh, County Tyrone. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.