© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This monument type, characteristic of the Irish Neolithic period, consists of a wedge-shaped chamber constructed from stone slabs, typically oriented to the southwest. The structure represents an important example of early monumental funerary architecture in Ulster, dating to the Neolithic period and reflecting the ceremonial practices and architectural knowledge of prehistoric farming communities in the region. The monument is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under designation HED NI NISMR MonID 15520.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15520. View the official record →
Wedge tomb is a Neolithic megalithic monument located near Dungannon, 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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Wedge tomb