What is recorded here
Knockninny holds a dual court tomb from the Neolithic period, when people built stone chambers for the dead before written history existed. The structure remains scheduled and marked at its centre in County Fermanagh, preserving the shape of ancient ritual rather than the names of those who performed it.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as DUAL COURT TOMB. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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. It is significant as a rare and early form of megalithic tomb, reflecting complex funerary practices and social organisation in Neolithic Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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