Ballymacdermott Court Tomb

Ballymacdermot Court Tomb
	The tomb in 2015
Location	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Type	Tomb
History
Material	Stone
Founded	c. 3250 BC

The Ballymacdermot Court Tomb is a megalithic portal tomb 600 feet up the southern slope of Ballymacdermot Mountain in County Armagh, two miles outside Newry.^[2] Ballymacdermott is situated with views of the Mourne Mountains to the east and Slieve Gullion to the west.^[3] The site is a scheduled monument in State care.

The site dates from between 4000 and 2500 BCE^[1] and is located close to other neolithic monuments such as Ballykeel Dolmen and Clontigora Cairn.

Excavations

The tomb was excavated in 1816 by John Bell of the nearby Killeavy Castle, in conjunction with the landowner, Jonathon Seavers. They reported to the Newry Magazine that they had found an urn containing pulverized bone fragments.^[4]

It was again excavated in 1962 by A. E. P. Collins and B. Wilson who discovered evidence of human cremations, flint, and ceramics. The archaeologists also discovered that some of the stones had been significantly disturbed in recent years. Local people told the survey team that this was as a result of an encounter with a U.S. Army tank during the Second World War.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Frank Schorr. "Ballymacdermot". ancientireland.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Ballymacdermot Court Tomb, Newry". discovernorthernireland.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0 906362 43 1.
^ "Ballymacdermot". Ring of Gullion. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "State Care Proposals for Scheduling Ballymacdermot, Court Tomb" (PDF). 28 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[ancientireland-1] Frank Schorr. "Ballymacdermot". ancientireland.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[discovernorthernireland-2] "Ballymacdermot Court Tomb, Newry". discovernorthernireland.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[3] Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0 906362 43 1.

[ringofgullion-4] "Ballymacdermot". Ring of Gullion. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[J0656024020-5] "State Care Proposals for Scheduling Ballymacdermot, Court Tomb" (PDF). 28 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

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Places of Interest in County Armagh
Castles and military sites	Charlemont Fort Creevekeeran Castle Fathom Castle Gosford Castle Moyry Castle Tandragee Castle
Churches and religious sites	Creggan Church Drumcree Church Killeavy Old Church Church of Ireland Cathedral Catholic Cathedral Primate’s Chapel, Armagh Seagoe Parish Church
Museums and cultural sites	Archbishop's Palace (Church of Ireland) County Museum Armagh Court House Armagh Gaol Armagh Robinson Library Observatory Planetarium Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive Franciscan Friary Newry Town Hall (Part) Rokeby Obelisk Royal School, Armagh Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum
Natural landmarks and outdoor spaces	Gosford Forest Park Maghery Country Park The Mall, Armagh Peatlands Park Slieve Gullion Forest Park
Prehistoric landmarks	Slieve Gullion Passage Tomb Ballykeel Dolmen Ballymacdermot Court Tomb Dorsey Haughey's Fort Kilnasaggart Pillar Stone King's Stables Navan Fort
Stately homes	Abbey House Ardress House The Argory Ballymoyer House Brownlow House Castle Dillon Derrymore House Drumbanagher House Eden House Fellow’s Hall Forkhill House Hockley Lodge Killeavy Castle The Manor House, Loughgall Richhill Castle Tynan Abbey
Transport and industry	MacNeill's Egyptian Arch (Newry Canal)

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Excavations

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