Ulster History Park

Located just outside Omagh on the Gortin Road, the Ulster History Park tells the story of the region from the arrival of the first Neolithic settlers 10,000 years ago to the 17th Century Plantation of Ulster.

The History Park is famous for its fabulous reconstruction of various settlements and dwellings from each of the major epochs in this time frame. These include ancient Stone Age dwellings and tombs, a Mesolitchic camp, an ancient Irish Crannóg (a fort on a lake isle) – common in Ireland around 5,000 years ago, a farming homestead known as a Rath (from around the same time), an early Christian monastic settlement and a Motte and Bailey castle typical of the early middle ages, and round tower, of Norman style.

The last reconstruction is of a 17th-Century plantation community, replete with a functional corn mill.

The Ulster History Park is also rich in non-reconstructed relics from the ancient past – such as dolmens, standing stones, ring forts and megalithic tombs.

Opened in 1990, the Park also has a fine restaurant, and an exhibition centre