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Wedge tomb near Strabane is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic monument, one of Ireland's distinctive wedge-shaped gallery tombs. The structure sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient psammite, semipelite and pelite deposits laid down during the Neoproterozoic era, which gives the immediate landscape its characteristic geology. This natural foundation of metamorphic rock would have shaped the building materials available to its Neolithic or Bronze Age constructors.
The tomb exemplifies the wedge form that distinguishes this class of megalithic architecture, constructed from large stone slabs arranged to create a roofed burial chamber that tapers from front to rear. Such monuments were communal burial places, used repeatedly by prehistoric communities, and often incorporated into the existing landscape rather than dominating it visually.
The monument is recorded under Historic Environment Division reference 14037 and benefits from statutory protection. Its location within the local topography and geology of the Strabane area reflects how prehistoric communities situated their most significant structures in relation to the natural features and stone resources of their environment.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14037. View the official record →
Wedge tomb near Strabane is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic monument, one of Ireland's distinctive wedge-shaped gallery tombs. 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).
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 Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.