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Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument situated in the Limavady area of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The structure belongs to the wedge tomb tradition, a distinctive megalithic form that emerged during the Neolithic period and persisted into the Bronze Age, characterised by a tapering chamber plan that is wider at the entrance and narrower toward the rear. Like other examples of this monument type, it would originally have served as a communal burial structure, reflecting the ritual and social practices of early agricultural communities in the Irish island. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under monument identification number 12653.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12653. View the official record →
Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument situated in the Limavady area of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12653.
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 12653.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloghnagalla, cloghnagalla. wedge tomb (0.8 km), White fort. cashel, souterrain & cairn (1.5 km), Black fort. rath (1.7 km).
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