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Market Cross is a wedge tomb, a type of megalithic burial monument dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Wedge tombs are among the latest forms of megalithic architecture in Ireland, typically constructed between approximately 3500 and 2500 BC, and are characterised by their distinctive wedge-shaped ground plan, narrowing from east to west. The tomb at Market Cross represents an important example of this monument class within the Omagh area, contributing to the archaeological understanding of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in early Bronze Age Ulster. As with many such monuments, it survives as evidence of the ritual and communal practices of Neolithic and early Bronze Age communities in Ireland.
Market cross. wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14972. View the official record →
Market Cross is a wedge tomb, a type of megalithic burial monument dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14972.
Market cross. 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.
Market cross. 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 14972.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (3.7 km), Cloghfin. portal tomb (5.7 km), Termon rock, tearmann comain, termon-conyn, termon cumainig. church, 2 graveyards, 5 wells & cross-carved stone (6.6 km).
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