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Wedge tomb is a megalithic burial monument of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located at Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site represents one of the wedge-shaped gallery tombs characteristic of the later prehistoric period in Ireland, a monument type typically assigned to the later Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Wedge tombs are distinguished by their distinctive trapezoidal chamber plan, narrowing from entrance to rear, and their construction from stone slabs set to form an internal burial space. This example contributes to the archaeological record of megalithic funerary practice in the north of Ireland during the prehistoric period.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14037. View the official record →
Wedge tomb is a megalithic burial monument of Neolithic or Bronze Age date located at Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14037.
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 14037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (4.4 km), Two stone circles & possible alignment (5 km), Stone circles (2), standing stone & alignment (5.2 km).
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