© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Beaghmore Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Argyll Group, ancient metamorphic rocks of psammite, semipelite and pelite formation dating to the Neoproterozoic period, which underlie much of this region of Ulster. The stone circle and its associated standing stones form part of a Bronze Age landscape typical of upland areas in the north of Ireland.
The monument comprises a stone circle with two standing stones positioned within or near the circle. These stones would have served significant ritual or ceremonial purposes for the prehistoric communities who constructed them, likely during the second millennium BCE. Stone circles of this type are characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns across the British Isles and Ireland.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 14381, ensuring its preservation as an important record of prehistoric activity in the Omagh area. The monument remains a visible reminder of the early agricultural societies that occupied the upland terrain of County Tyrone, leaving their mark on the landscape through these enduring stone structures.
Stone circle and standing stones (2) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14381. View the official record →
Beaghmore Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14381.
Stone circle and standing stones (2) dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle and standing stones (2) 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 14381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (2.3 km), Ring barrow (3.7 km), Slievebeg, standing stones. four stone circles & alignment (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle and standing stones (2)'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 circle and standing stones (2) stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.