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Wedge tomb at H308204 is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic burial monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The structure sits upon bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a formation of Chesterian age comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate that would have been readily available for construction. Wedge tombs are characterised by their distinctive shape, narrowing from a broad entrance towards a tapering rear, and typically date to the later Neolithic or earlier Bronze Age periods. This example is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10301.
The landscape of Fermanagh, with its drumlin terrain and abundant stone resources, provided an ideal setting for megalithic monument building. The proximity of suitable stone from the underlying geology would have made quarrying and transport of materials more practicable than in many other regions. Wedge tombs of this type served as communal burial places and often show evidence of multiple interments, suggesting their use over extended periods.
The monument remains an important archaeological record of early prehistoric burial practices in Ulster, reflecting the monumental building capabilities and social organisation of societies in the fourth and third millennia before present.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10301. View the official record →
Wedge tomb at H308204 is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic burial monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10301.
Wedge tomb dates from the neo/b.a. period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wedge 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 10301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (3.8 km), Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard (5.1 km), Two burnt mounds/ cooking places (fulachta fiadh) (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wedge 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.
Wedge tomb stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.