What is recorded here
PORTAL TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR in Churchtown is a portal tomb: druid's altar in Churchtown, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Portal tomb, dating to the Neolithic period. It is significant as a scheduled monument under state care, reflecting early ceremonial or funerary practices in the region.
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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