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Stone circle and alignment is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a circle of standing stones accompanied by an associated stone alignment, a configuration that reflects ritual and ceremonial practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities in the Irish landscape. Such stone circles served important functions within prehistoric society, likely related to gatherings, astronomical observation, or burial practices, and their presence in the Cookstown area demonstrates the significance of this region during the Bronze Age period. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric monumental architecture in Ulster.
Stone circle & alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14448. View the official record →
Stone circle and alignment is a Bronze Age stone circle located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14448.
Stone circle & alignment dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle & 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 14448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone, three cairns & two stone circles (2.8 km), Cairn (3.7 km), Cairn & alignment (3.9 km).
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