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Loughash Wedge Tomb
Monuments
A megalithic, wedge-shaped tomb dating from around 4,000-4,500 years ago. The roof of the whole chamber would have been capstoned, however, only one remains. The entrance faces west and has a double...More
Cregganconroe Court Tomb
Monuments
This court tomb is 60 foot long and 40 foot wide, and is situated 3Km south of An Creagán. It has 2 main chambers and is thought to have been a burial place for a group of people living and farming in...More
Glenroan Portal Tomb
Monuments
This tomb dates between 3000 and 2500BC and is one of the many prehistoric monuments in the Glenelly Valley and wider Sperrin region. A single-chambered megalithic tomb with a dramatic capstone which...More
Let The Dance Begin Sculpture
Monuments
The 18' high sculpture unifies the Sperrins most popular art forms (music and dance) in this vision of reconciliation and community regeneration. "Two dancers stand still, poised and ready to begin....More
Aghascrebagh Ogham Stone
Monuments
This is the only example of an Ogham Stone inscription in County Tyrone, situated 7km north of An Creggan. It is believed to have been a burial marker or commemorative inscription incised on the stone...More
Cregganconroe Court Tomb
Monuments
This court tomb is 60 foot long and 40 foot wide, and is situated 3Km south of An Creagán. It has 2 main chambers and is thought to have been a burial place for a group of people living and farming in...More
Dunmisk Enclosure
Monuments
This site was probably originally a prehistoric earthwork, which subsequently was modified and used by an Early Christian monastic community. It sits on the prow of a gravel ridge with a commanding...More
St Colmcille’s Bed, Chair & Holy Well
Monuments
There are few parishes in Ireland in which there is not at least one holy well and that in many parishes there are more than one. The parish of Termonmaguirk certainly matched this claim at one time,...More
Newtownstewart Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
The power of the O’Neill chieftains in Tyrone came to an end in 1607. Defeated in battle by English forces and fearful for their future, Hugh O’Neill and his allies fled Ireland in what has become...More
Knockmany Passage Grave
Monuments
On top of a steep hill, the tomb has a modern cairn over the top to protect prehistoric stones carved with zigzags, spirals and circles. Views across the Clogher Valley....More
Clogherny Wedge Tomb
Monuments
This well preserved and unusual monument is in an extensive area of blanket peat near the butterlope Glen 4 miles north of Plumbridge. A wedge tomb is surrounded by an elegant stone circle of eleven...More
Ardboe Old Cross
Monuments
Ardboe Cross is a national monument dating from the tenth century. It was the first High Cross built in Ulster. Standing at 18.5 feet high and 3.5 feet wide, this is the original stone cross, placed...More
Ardboe Old Cross
Monuments
Ardboe Cross is a national monument dating from the tenth century. It was the first High Cross built in Ulster. Standing at 18.5 feet high and 3.5 feet wide, this is the original stone cross, placed...More
Relignaman Women’s Graveyard, Carrickmore
Monuments
The name Relignaman comes from the Irish relig na mban, and means Women's Graveyard. It is a small, sub-rectangular enclosure, c.19m across, surrounded by a grass grown stony bank. According to local...More
Copney Stone Circles
Monuments
On the slopes of Copney Hill are eight complete or partial stone circles (only recently been dug out of the peat), each filled with set stones (in some cases concentrically) and some with a central...More
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