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Portal tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. This monument type is characteristic of Ireland's earliest monumental architecture, constructed during the Neolithic period as a communal burial structure. Portal tombs are defined by their distinctive entrance arrangement of two tall upright stones flanking a passage leading to an internal chamber, typically covered by large capstones. The monument represents an important archaeological record of Neolithic burial practices and settlement patterns in Ulster during the early prehistoric period.
Portal tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5913. View the official record →
Portal tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5913.
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 5913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The giant's grave. megalithic tomb (0.1 km), Devlin's fort. bivallate rath (5.8 km), Gordon's fort. multivallate rath (6.4 km).
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