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Portal tomb at H061374 is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The structure belongs to a distinctive class of passage tombs characterised by their impressive entrance portals formed by two tall standing stones, typically supporting a massive capstone. These monuments served as communal burial chambers and were constructed during the Neolithic period, with some remaining in use into the Bronze Age.
The tomb sits upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group, which comprises limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone deposits formed during the Visean period. This mixed geology would have provided the builders with stone suitable for constructing the monument's framework, though the largest portal stones may have been sourced from glacial deposits or nearby outcrops. The underlying geology typical of this region influenced both the construction methods and the preservation of these ancient structures.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10437, recognising its significance as evidence of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Ulster. Portal tombs remain rare and valued archaeological features, preserving information about the ritual practices, engineering capabilities and social organisation of communities who inhabited the Fermanagh landscape over five thousand years ago.
Portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10437. View the official record →
Portal tomb at H061374 is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10437.
Portal 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.
Portal 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 10437.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (4.1 km), Cashel or possible ring cairn (4.6 km), Crannog (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Portal 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.
Portal 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.