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Portal tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic period, likely between 4000 and 3000 BCE, the structure represents one of the distinctive megalithic tomb types found across the Irish and British Isles. Portal tombs are characterised by two large portal stones flanking the entrance to a stone-built chamber, typically covered by a capstone, and served as communal burial monuments for Neolithic communities. The monument at Strabane represents an important example of the Neolithic funerary landscape of Ulster and demonstrates the architectural sophistication and labour investment characteristic of early farming societies in prehistoric Ireland.
Portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14550. View the official record →
Portal tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14550.
Portal 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.
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 14550.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. portal tomb (3.7 km), Headstone, the headstone. decorated cross-base (4.1 km), Castle curlews. plantation castle (5.2 km).
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