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Stone alignment is a prehistoric linear arrangement of standing stones located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises stones set in deliberate alignment, a form of ritual or ceremonial architecture characteristic of prehistoric communities across the British Isles. Such alignments typically date to the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods and may have served astronomical, territorial or ritual functions within their contemporary landscapes.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group formation, a complex succession of Visean limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This geological substrate shaped the available stone resources for the prehistoric builders, who selected materials from the local landscape to construct their alignment. The presence of chert and other stone types within the bedrock would have influenced both the character and constructability of the monument.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Division reference number 9131, recognising its significance as evidence of prehistoric activity and belief systems in the region. Stone alignments of this kind remain enigmatic monuments, their precise original purposes now lost, yet they continue to mark the presence and capabilities of ancient communities in the Irish landscape.
Stone alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9131. View the official record →
Stone alignment is a prehistoric linear arrangement of standing stones located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9131.
Stone alignment dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a alignment. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
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 9131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow (7.1 km), Barrow (7.2 km), Tobernasool. holy well (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone alignment'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.
Stone alignment stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.