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Long cairn giant's graves, also known as court tombs, is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Dating to approximately 3500 to 3000 BCE, it represents a form of communal burial structure characteristic of the Neolithic period in Ulster and the wider Irish Sea region. The monument comprises a cairn of stones with an associated forecourt or court area, a distinctive architectural feature of court tombs that would have served ceremonial and funerary functions for Neolithic communities. These structures typically contained multiple burials and represent some of the earliest monumental architecture constructed by settled farming populations in the north of Ireland.
Long cairns, giant's graves. court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15298. View the official record →
Long cairn giant's graves, also known as court tombs, is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15298.
Long cairns, giant's graves. court tomb 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.
Long cairns, giant's graves. court 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 15298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. wedge? tomb (0.4 km), Horned cairn. court tomb (1.6 km), Enclosure (2.5 km).
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