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Double stone alignment is a Bronze Age monument located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site consists of two parallel lines of standing stones, a characteristic form of ritual or ceremonial alignment from the Bronze Age period. Such alignments are thought to have held significance for Bronze Age communities, potentially serving astronomical, territorial, or ceremonial functions, though their precise purpose remains a subject of archaeological interpretation. The monument contributes to the broader landscape of Bronze Age activity in the region and forms part of the archaeological record documenting prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in Ulster.
Double stone alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14515. View the official record →
Double stone alignment is a Bronze Age monument located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14515.
Double stone alignment dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a alignment. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Double stone alignment is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 14515.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. court tomb (0.8 km), Kelkirell, cill chairill, kylchyrryll. church & graveyard (1.4 km), Fairy bridge. bridge (2.4 km).
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