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DUAL COURT TOMB in Clyhannagh

DUAL COURT TOMB

What is recorded here

Clyhannagh in County Fermanagh holds a Neolithic dual court tomb where two chambers face one another beneath earth and stone. People built that much structure during the prehistoric period, likely to keep dead bodies company while the living continued nearby. The dual shape suggests exclusion rather than invitation, forcing every visitor to choose one chamber before entering the dark.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as DUAL COURT TOMB. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Dual court tomb, Neolithic period. This tomb type is significant as an early form of megalithic monument associated with ritual or burial practices in prehistoric Ireland.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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