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Omagh Standing Stones is a prehistoric monument comprising three standing stones located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The stones occupy land underlain by the Fintona Group, a geological formation of Late Devonian age composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This varied bedrock would have provided local stone suitable for construction and tool-making in prehistoric times, making the area a naturally resourced settlement zone.
Standing stone monuments of this type typically date from the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, though precise dating without excavation remains uncertain. Such stones often functioned as territorial markers, ritual monuments or gathering places within prehistoric communities. The grouping of three stones suggests deliberate placement rather than isolated markers, indicating significance within the local landscape during antiquity.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15259, reflecting its archaeological and heritage value. The survival of three stones at Omagh provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practice in the Sperrins region, contributing to understanding of early Irish societies and their relationship with the natural landscape.
Standing stones (3) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15259. View the official record →
Omagh Standing Stones is a prehistoric monument comprising three standing stones located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15259.
Standing stones (3) 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.
Standing stones (3) 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 15259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloghfin chambered grave. portal tomb (6.1 km), Wedge tomb (7 km), Passage tomb (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing stones (3)'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.
Standing stones (3) stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.