What is recorded here
MEGALITHIC TOMB; possibly WEDGE TOMB: DERMOT or GRANIA'S BED in Glenroan is a megalithic tomb; possibly wedge tomb: dermot or grania's bed in Glenroan, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEGALITHIC TOMB; possibly WEDGE TOMB: DERMOT or GRANIA'S BED. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEO/B.A.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE). Its local name, "Deremot or Grania's Bed," reflects its integration into folklore, though its archaeological significance remains understudied.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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