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Ogham Stone, Omagh is a carved stone monument bearing inscriptions in ogham, the ancient Celtic alphabet used primarily in Ireland and western Britain between the fourth and seventh centuries. The stone stands in Omagh, County Tyrone, in a landscape underlain by Ordovician extrusive rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs formed over 440 million years ago. This geological foundation of volcanic material is typical of the Sperrin Mountains region where the stone was set.
Ogham stones served as territorial markers, memorials, or boundary markers within early medieval Celtic communities. The inscriptions typically recorded personal names and genealogies, preserving records of local families and their claims to land. The stone's survival to the present day reflects both the durability of its medium and the cultural continuity of the locality.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument (reference 14384), recognising its significance as evidence of early medieval settlement and social organisation in Ulster. Such stones contribute to understanding the linguistic, artistic and territorial patterns of early Christian Ireland, offering physical testimony to communities and individuals whose names might otherwise remain unrecorded.
Ogham stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14384. View the official record →
Ogham Stone, Omagh is a carved stone monument bearing inscriptions in ogham, the ancient Celtic alphabet used primarily in Ireland and western Britain between the fourth and seventh centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14384.
Ogham stone dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a ogham stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ogham stone 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 14384.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle, cairn & two alignments (6.1 km), Dermot & grania's bed. wedge tomb (7 km), Carnanbane. court tomb (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ogham stone'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.
Ogham stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.