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Wedge tomb at Dungannon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic monument situated in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site lies at grid reference H5814360591 and is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15520. This monument type is characteristic of Irish prehistoric funerary practice, typically comprising a stone-built chamber aligned roughly east-west beneath an earthen or stone mound.
The tomb rests upon bedrock of the Fintona Group, a Late Devonian formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This local geology would have provided the stone-working material available to the builders, determining both the character of the monument's construction and the practical constraints of its creation.
Wedge tombs, as a class, proliferated in Ireland during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods, often sited in upland or marginal terrain. Their distinctive wedge-shaped profile, wider at the entrance and narrowing towards the rear chamber, distinguishes them from other megalithic tomb types. This Dungannon example contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary traditions across the Tyrone landscape.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15520. View the official record →
Wedge tomb at Dungannon is a Neolithic or Bronze Age megalithic monument situated in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15520.
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 15520.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisdoart. platform rath (6.5 km), Rath (7.2 km), Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site (7.4 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 Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.