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Wedge Tomb at Moyle is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age megalithic burial monument, protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 801. The monument lies upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks formed during the Middle Cambrian period, comprising lava, tuff, volcaniclastic material and associated sediments. This ancient geological foundation provided the raw stone resources exploited by the tomb's builders during the fourth to second millennium BC.
The wedge tomb belongs to a distinctive Irish megalithic tradition, characterised by a chamber narrowing progressively from entrance to far end, built from stone slabs and covered by a cairn. Sited at Moyle in Northern Ireland, the monument occupies landscape shaped by Cambrian volcanism and subsequent geological processes. As part of the broader monument complex of the region, it represents a key example of neolithic burial practice and the monumental aspirations of early farming communities in Ireland.
Wedge tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 801. View the official record →
Wedge Tomb at Moyle is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age megalithic burial monument, protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 801.
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 801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigagh altar. craighagh altar and enclosure (4.1 km), Two standing stones (4.5 km), Rath (6 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 Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is lava, tuff, volcaniclastic rock and sedimentary rock.