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Ulagh Megalithic Tomb is a Neolithic megalithic tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Built during the Neolithic period, this monument represents one of the earliest forms of monumental architecture in the region, constructed by communities who farmed the surrounding landscape. The tomb would originally have served as a communal burial site, with a stone-built chamber beneath an earthen or stone mound, emphasizing the social importance of the dead within Neolithic society.
The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Ordovician extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lavas and tuffs formed over 450 million years ago when volcanic activity dominated this part of the landscape. These resistant volcanic rocks would have provided a stable foundation for the tomb's construction, though the builders would have quarried stone for the chamber and capstones from more accessible sources in the local vicinity.
Ulagh Megalithic Tomb is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 14394, recognising its archaeological and historical significance. The site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and burial practices in the Tyrone uplands, where such communal monuments continue to dominate the modern landscape as enduring reminders of prehistoric communities.
Megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14394. View the official record →
Ulagh Megalithic Tomb is a Neolithic megalithic tomb situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14394.
Megalithic 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.
Megalithic 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 14394.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dermot & grania's bed. wedge tomb (7.7 km), Carnanbane. court tomb (8 km), Court tomb & sweat house (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Megalithic 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.
Megalithic tomb stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.