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PORTAL TOMB & LONG CAIRN: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED in Murnells

PORTAL TOMB & LONG CAIRN: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED

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PORTAL TOMB & LONG CAIRN: DERMOT & GRANIA'S BED in Murnells is a portal tomb & long cairn: dermot & grania's bed in Murnells, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PORTAL TOMB & LONG CAIRN: 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 and long cairn, Neolithic period. It is significant as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is associated with local folklore referring to it as "Dermot & Grania's Bed."

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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