What is recorded here
COURT TOMB & SWEAT HOUSE in Granagh is a court tomb & sweat house in Granagh, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COURT TOMB & SWEAT HOUSE. Recorded period: NEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Neolithic court tomb and sweat house, dating to the early part of the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). This site is significant as a rare example of a court tomb associated with a sweat house, indicating possible ritual or ceremonial functions beyond burial.
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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