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Possible Stone Circle and Standing Stone is a prehistoric monument located near Kilskeery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site sits upon bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a Chesterian-age formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. Stone circles of this type are characteristic monuments of Neolithic and Bronze Age communities across the British Isles, typically serving ritual, ceremonial or astronomical functions. The specific geology of the locality would have influenced the selection and availability of suitable stone for construction.
The monument is protected under the Historic Environment Division's statutory listing (reference 10333), ensuring its preservation and management as an important cultural heritage resource. Fermanagh contains numerous prehistoric sites reflecting the region's occupation and significance during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The landscape context and underlying geology of the Kilskeery Group area make it a valuable location for understanding patterns of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practice in Ulster.
The designation as a "possible" stone circle reflects archaeological interpretation based on surviving physical evidence. Examination of the site's topography and surviving stones contributes to knowledge of how prehistoric communities engaged with the local landscape and geology when constructing their ritual monuments.
Possible stone circle & standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10333. View the official record →
Possible Stone Circle and Standing Stone is a prehistoric monument located near Kilskeery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10333.
Possible stone circle & standing stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Possible stone circle & standing stone 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 10333.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (5 km), Crannog (5 km), Platform rath (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Possible stone circle & standing stone'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.
Possible stone circle & standing stone stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.