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Possible megalithic tomb is a prehistoric monument located near Kilskeery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a geological formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate laid down during the Chesterian period. This varied geology would have provided accessible stone suitable for megalithic construction, though the monument's precise original form remains uncertain.
The site is protected as a monument of archaeological interest by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 10273. As a possible rather than confirmed example of megalithic tomb architecture, it represents the type of Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument that characterises the upland and drumlin landscapes of Ulster, where such structures functioned as communal burial places for prehistoric communities.
The Fermanagh landscape, with its numerous watercourses and drumlin topography, supported Neolithic and later settlement patterns across the region. Though the monument's structural integrity and original configuration cannot be determined from current evidence, its protection reflects the importance of such sites to understanding prehistoric burial practices and the exploitation of local stone resources in prehistoric monument-building throughout northern Ireland.
Possible megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10273. View the official record →
Possible megalithic tomb is a prehistoric monument located near Kilskeery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10273.
Possible megalithic tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tombpossible. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Possible megalithic 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 10273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (4.3 km), Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb (4.4 km), Platform rath (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Possible megalithic 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 megalithic tomb stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.