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Dungannon Passage Tomb is a prehistoric megalithic tomb situated in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Passage tombs are among the most impressive monuments of the Neolithic period in the island of Ireland, typically consisting of a stone-built burial chamber accessed by a narrow passage, all covered by an earthen mound. Built on bedrock of the Tyrone Group—a complex of Visean limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone—the monument reflects the monumental ambitions of communities who worked with locally available stone to create enduring structures for their dead. The Tyrone Group geology, with its varied sedimentary layers including subordinate chert and conglomerate, provided the raw materials these builders exploited.
Located at grid reference H603505 8540, the tomb lies within the rich prehistoric landscape of central Ulster. The surrounding terrain, shaped from the same geological formations, would have presented both challenges and opportunities for the Neolithic communities responsible for the monument's construction.
The site is now protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15538, recognising its significance as a surviving example of Neolithic monumental architecture. Such passage tombs serve as tangible links to the religious beliefs and social organisation of prehistoric Ulster communities.
Passage tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15538. View the official record →
Dungannon Passage Tomb is a prehistoric megalithic tomb situated in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15538.
Passage tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Passage 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 15538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisdoart. platform rath (3.5 km), Rath (4.4 km), Favor royal bawn. favor royal bawn (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Passage 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.
Passage tomb stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.