What is recorded here
PORTAL TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR or CLOGHOGLE in Glenknock OR Cloghogle is a portal tomb: druid's altar or cloghogle in Glenknock OR Cloghogle, 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 or CLOGHOGLE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; NEOLITHIC. 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, Neolithic period. It is significant as a scheduled monument under state care, reflecting its importance in understanding prehistoric ritual and burial 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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