Aghanaglack Dual Court Tomb

Aghanaglack occupies a south-east-facing slope in County Fermanagh, now within woodland but formerly part of a farm landscape. The monument contains two burial galleries sharing a rear stone, each divided into two chambers. Their courts differ in form: the south-western court uses large limestone blocks, while the north-eastern court is a smaller half-oval arrangement. Oliver Davies excavated in 1938 after stone removal and agricultural alterations had already damaged the structure. Finds included burnt bones of children and young people, animal remains, Neolithic pottery, flint objects and a bead. Barbed-and-tanged arrowheads indicate activity during the Bronze Age, later than the monument’s original construction. The surviving architecture and excavation results therefore record a developing funerary place. They do not identify named occupants or establish the precise ceremonies associated with either court. Period: Neolithic with later Bronze Age activity Grid reference: H0974043560 Protection: State Care and Scheduled Source: Department for Communities NI Sites and Monuments Record, https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/NISMR-PUBLIC/Default.aspx (Open Government Licence). Contains Department for Communities Historic Environment Division data licensed under the Open Government Licence. Banner photo: "Aghanaglack Dual Court" by Gareth Buchanan, via Geograph (https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1453704), licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.