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# Stone Alignment and Possible Megalithic Tomb
This stone alignment and possible megalithic tomb is a prehistoric monument located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site forms part of the broader tradition of ritual and commemorative stone-setting that characterised Neolithic and Bronze Age communities across the Irish landscape. The monument comprises aligned stones that may originally have framed a burial structure, though its exact form and construction sequence remain uncertain without systematic archaeological investigation.
The site is situated on bedrock of the Kilskeery Group formation, comprising interbedded sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. This mixed geology would have provided local communities with a variety of stone types suitable for building, though the choice and sourcing of stones for the monument itself require examination. The location reflects the long-standing pattern of prehistoric peoples selecting sites that combined practical accessibility with the landscape's visual and symbolic properties.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 9867, recognising its archaeological significance and heritage value. Like many stone alignments in Ireland, this example contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns, ritual practice and land use in this region during the later prehistoric period.
Stone alignment & possible megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9867. View the official record →
# Stone Alignment and Possible Megalithic Tomb This stone alignment and possible megalithic tomb is a prehistoric monument located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9867.
Stone alignment & possible megalithic tomb 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 & possible megalithic tomb 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 9867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (10.1 km), Crannog (10.3 km), Crannog (10.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone alignment & possible megalithic tomb'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 & possible megalithic tomb stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.