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Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The structure is characteristic of the wedge tomb type, a form of chambered burial cairn prevalent in Ireland and Britain during the Neolithic period and continuing into the Bronze Age. These monuments typically comprise a stone chamber covered by a cairn of stones, narrowing in profile from one end to the other, and functioned as communal burial places. The site represents an important example of the megalithic burial tradition in the Ulster region during the prehistoric period.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14588. View the official record →
Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14588.
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 14588.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chambered grave, cloghogle. court tomb (0.1 km), Cloghogle. court tomb (2 km), Stone circle & possible alignment (2.5 km).
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