What is recorded here
PORTAL TOMB: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED in Glenroan is a portal tomb: dermot & 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 PORTAL TOMB: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED. 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.
Portal tomb, Neolithic period. It is traditionally associated with the legendary lovers Dermot and Gráinne, reflecting both its ancient origins and its integration into local folklore.
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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