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The Thistle is an eighteenth-century landscape feature located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork situated within the designed landscape of the period, reflecting the aesthetic and ornamental concerns of its era. Such features were typically incorporated into the grounds of significant estates during the Georgian period as elements of landscape gardening, contributing to the visual composition and territorial expression of the landholding. The site remains an important record of eighteenth-century landscape design practice in Ulster.
The thistle. landscape feature is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14768. View the official record →
The Thistle is an eighteenth-century landscape feature located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14768.
The thistle. landscape feature dates from the c18th period, and is classified as a landscape feature. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The thistle. landscape feature 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 14768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large hilltop enclosure (1.8 km), Aghaloo. medieval church & graveyard (2.8 km), Cross head (2.9 km).
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