What is recorded here
PASSAGE TOMB (sometimes known as GLENCHUIL FORT) in Glenchuil is a passage tomb (sometimes known as glenchuil fort) in Glenchuil, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PASSAGE TOMB (sometimes known as GLENCHUIL FORT). 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.
Neolithic passage tomb, dating to the prehistoric period. Its significance lies in its classification as a scheduled monument, indicating archaeological importance, though its specific cultural or ceremonial role remains undocumented.
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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