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Four Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises four upright stones, likely erected during the Bronze Age or earlier, when such monuments commonly marked territorial boundaries, ritual centres or burial sites across the Irish landscape. Standing stones of this type frequently occur singly or in small groups throughout Ulster and represent some of the earliest permanent structures built by prehistoric communities.
The stones rest upon bedrock belonging to the Fintona Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age comprising alternating layers of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This varied geology would have provided accessible stone suitable for monument building, though the erecting stones themselves may have been selected and transported for their size and shape rather than sourced locally. The landscape around Omagh, with its moderate elevation and access to water, offered favourable conditions for prehistoric settlement and ritual activity.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 15256, reflecting its significance as an archaeological resource. Without excavation records or artefactual evidence currently associated with the site, the precise date and purpose of the Four Standing Stones remain undetermined, though they contribute to understanding prehistoric land-use patterns and ceremonial practices in this region of Ulster.
Four standing stones is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15256. View the official record →
Four Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15256.
Four standing stones dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Four standing stones 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 15256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wedge tomb (7 km), Passage tomb (7.4 km), Mound (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Four standing stones'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.
Four standing stones stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.