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Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a substantial defensive or delimiting earthwork situated on elevated terrain, characteristic of hilltop settlement patterns found throughout the island of Ireland. The precise dating and functional interpretation of the enclosure remain undetermined, though such monuments may represent Iron Age or early medieval fortified settlements, though definitive evidence for this specific site is not established. The surviving earthwork constitutes an important archaeological record of prehistoric or early historic land use in the Omagh region.
Large hilltop enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15632. View the official record →
Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15632.
Large hilltop enclosure dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Large hilltop enclosure 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 15632.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giants' graves. dual court tomb (6 km), Stone alignment & possible megalithic tomb (6.3 km), Rath (6.7 km).
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