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Labby Dermot is a wedge tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Neolithic and Bronze Age transition, representing one of the characteristic megalithic burial structures built across the Irish landscape during this period. Wedge tombs are distinguished by their tapering rectangular chambers, wider at the entrance and narrowing towards the rear, typically oriented towards the south-west and constructed from stone slabs arranged to form a stone-built burial chamber.
The site rests upon Ordovician to Silurian bedrock, specifically an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock formed during the Silurian period. This geological foundation provided the stone-working communities of the Neolithic and Bronze Age with accessible suitable materials for constructing the tomb's megaliths. The local landscape of the Omagh area, shaped by these ancient igneous rocks, would have been familiar terrain to the pastoral communities who used such monuments as communal burial places.
Labby Dermot is protected as a scheduled historic monument by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 14954. The monument survives as an important archaeological resource, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. Such wedge tombs continue to contribute to our understanding of early farming societies and their relationship with the landscape of Iron Age Ireland.
Labby dermot. wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14954. View the official record →
Labby Dermot is a wedge tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14954.
Labby dermot. wedge tomb dates from the neo/b.a. period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Labby dermot. wedge tomb 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 14954.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (4.6 km), Druids' altar. portal tomb (6 km), Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Labby dermot. wedge tomb'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.
Labby dermot. wedge tomb stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.