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Beaghmore Stone Circle, Cairn and Alignments is a Bronze Age megalithic complex situated on moorland near Omagh, County Tyrone. The monument comprises a stone circle, a central cairn, and two further alignments of stones arranged across the upland landscape. Built upon bedrock of Ordovician extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lava and tuff formed over 440 million years ago—the site exploits a natural vantage point typical of Bronze Age ceremonial monuments in Ulster.
The stone circle and cairn form the focal point of the complex, with the alignments extending across the moorland to create sight lines that may have held ceremonial or calendrical significance. Such configurations suggest ritual use over an extended period, with the cairn likely marking a burial or sacred deposit. The use of local stone and the monument's exposed hilltop setting reflect the Bronze Age peoples' understanding of their landscape and cosmology.
The complex is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 14652 as a monument of regional importance. Beaghmore exemplifies the monumental building traditions of Bronze Age communities in the north of Ireland, preserving evidence of their social organisation, beliefs and relationship with the natural topography they inhabited.
Stone circle, cairn & two alignments is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14652. View the official record →
Beaghmore Stone Circle, Cairn and Alignments is a Bronze Age megalithic complex situated on moorland near Omagh, County Tyrone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14652.
Stone circle, cairn & two alignments dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a megalithic complex. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle, cairn & two alignments 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 14652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Court tomb (3.4 km), White stones. court tomb (4.3 km), Stone structure (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle, cairn & two alignments'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, cairn & two alignments stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.