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Possible court tomb, Limavady is a Neolithic megalithic monument situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphosed sedimentary rocks that underlie much of this region. Court tombs are characteristic of Ireland's earliest farming communities, typically dating to the fourth millennium BC, and are distinguished by their trapezoidal forecourt leading to one or more burial galleries constructed from stone.
The monument at Limavady exemplifies this Neolithic tradition of communal burial architecture. The underlying geology of psammite and related metamorphic stones would have provided suitable material for construction, though the specific dimensions and state of preservation of this tomb are products of its particular location and post-Neolithic history. Such monuments commonly contained multiple burials, often accompanied by pottery and flint tools, testifying to the ritual and domestic practices of early farming societies.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 12636, securing its status as an important archaeological resource and landscape feature. Its survival represents a rare physical link to the Neolithic settlement and cultural practices of prehistoric northern Ireland.
Possible court tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12636. View the official record →
Possible court tomb, Limavady is a Neolithic megalithic monument situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12636.
Possible court 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.
Possible court 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 12636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Possible portal tomb (0.1 km), Court tomb (1.5 km), Altnaheglish reservoir. reservoir dam (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Possible court 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.
Possible court tomb stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.