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Five Stone Circles is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises five upright stones arranged in a circular formation, typical of ritual and ceremonial sites constructed across the British Isles during the Bronze Age, roughly 2300–800 BCE. Such circles served various functions, from astronomical alignment to communal gathering places and burial monuments.
The site rests upon bedrock of mafic igneous rock, part of an unnamed Neoproterozoic intrusion formed over 540 million years ago. This ancient igneous foundation would have provided a stable base for the monument's construction, whilst the local geology likely supplied suitable stone for the circle's uprights. The surrounding landscape of County Tyrone, with its upland terrain and stone-rich soils, made this location suitable for such monumental construction.
Five Stone Circles is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 13901, recognising its significance as a rare surviving Bronze Age ceremonial site in Northern Ireland. The monument remains an important example of prehistoric ritual architecture in the province, offering insight into the religious and social practices of Bronze Age communities.
Five stone circles is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13901. View the official record →
Five Stone Circles is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13901.
Five stone circles dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Five stone circles 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 13901.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two stone circles, cairn with cist & two alignments (3.8 km), Portal tomb (3.9 km), Rath (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Five stone circles's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Five stone circles stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.