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Tycanny Hill is a hillfort situated near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This Iron Age fortification occupies a commanding position on bedrock of the Fintona Group, a Late Devonian formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. The strategic location provided both natural defensibility and extensive views across the surrounding landscape, typical advantages sought by Iron Age communities establishing strongholds.
The hillfort is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15527, reflecting its archaeological significance within the Iron Age settlement pattern of the region. Such fortifications functioned as defended residences, administrative centres and refuges for established communities during the Iron Age period, when territorial control and social hierarchy became increasingly important across Ireland.
The Fintona Group geology underlying the site would have influenced settlement practices and land use patterns in the Iron Age. The local bedrock composition, combined with the topography of the Dungannon area, determined the availability of water, timber and other resources essential to sustaining an Iron Age community. Tycanny Hill's position within this landscape reflects the strategic considerations that guided Iron Age fort-builders across Ulster.
Tycanny hill. hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15527. View the official record →
Tycanny Hill is a hillfort situated near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15527.
Tycanny hill. hillfort dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tycanny hill. hillfort 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 15527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.1 km), Platform rath (5.3 km), Rath (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tycanny hill. hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Tycanny hill. hillfort stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.