BRONZE AGE · ALIGNMENT

Stone alignment

Strabane, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 14178
Period
BRONZE AGE
Site type
ALIGNMENT
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stone alignment is a Bronze Age monument located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a linear arrangement of stones characteristic of prehistoric ritual or territorial markers, dating to the Bronze Age period when such alignments were constructed across the British Isles and Ireland. Stone alignments of this type remain significant for understanding Bronze Age ceremonial practices and the relationship between communities and the landscape during the second millennium before Christ. The monument is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under HED NI NISMR MonID 14178 and represents an important example of Neolithic and Bronze Age cultural expression in the region.

Stone alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14178. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Stone alignment?

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 14178.

What period does Stone alignment date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Stone alignment?

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 14178.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stone alignment?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle & alignment (7.7 km), Cist & alignment (7.8 km), Pre-bog landscape of field walls, field clearance walls & cairns, a cairn field, a stone structure & possible megalithic tombs (8.3 km).

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