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Cloghcor Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a cairn kerb—the stone edging that once defined the perimeter of a burial mound—positioned on Silurian bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Silurian period. This geological foundation would have presented local builders with workable stone suitable for constructing both the circle and the cairn structure itself.
The stone circle sits within the broader landscape of prehistoric Fermanagh, an area rich in Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monuments. Cairn kerbs of this type typically mark the boundaries of substantial earthen or stone mounds raised over burials, often accompanied by encircling stones that would have been visible markers in the contemporary landscape. The surviving stonework at Cloghcor preserves evidence of this construction practice.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 10653, ensuring its preservation as an archaeological resource. Visitors and researchers examining this site can observe how prehistoric communities adapted to local geology and topography when establishing significant ritual and mortuary sites across the Fermanagh landscape.
Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10653. View the official record →
Cloghcor Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10653.
Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb 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 10653.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (1 km), Tamlaght. multiperiod church site & graveyard (e.christian-post med.) with cross-carved stone, finial stone & bullaun (2.1 km), Derrybrusk church. medieval church & graveyard (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Stone circle, cloghcor stone circle. cairn kerb stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.