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Omagh multiperiod burial mound is a complex funerary and settlement monument in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, combining evidence of occupation and ritual use spanning from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The site is founded on bedrock of the Fintona Group, Late Devonian sandstones, mudstones, siltstones and conglomerates that characterise this region. The monument comprises a court tomb, the earliest architectural element, alongside four Neolithic pit burials and eight Bronze Age burials, demonstrating continuous ceremonial use of the location over more than two millennia. A rath, a roughly circular earthen enclosure typical of Iron Age settlement, overlies the earlier burials, suggesting the site's significance was recognised long after the principal burial phase.
The layered archaeological sequence reveals how sacred spaces were inherited and reused across prehistory. The court tomb's megalithic architecture provided a communal burial repository during the Neolithic period, whilst the pit burials and Bronze Age interments represent distinct funerary traditions of their respective periods. The rath's position indicates the mound continued to hold territorial or ceremonial meaning into the later prehistoric period, establishing this location as a persistent focal point in the local landscape.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15280.
Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15280. View the official record →
Omagh multiperiod burial mound is a complex funerary and settlement monument in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, combining evidence of occupation and ritual use spanning from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15280.
Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a multi-period site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath 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 15280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (1.5 km), Enclosure - barrow (2.6 km), Four standing stones (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Multiperiod burial mound - court tomb, 4 neolithic pit burials, 8 bronze age burials & rath stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.