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Stone Circle, Derry is a prehistoric stone circle located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Argyll Group, metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic and comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite. These ancient sedimentary deposits, metamorphosed deep within the Earth's crust, provide the geological foundation upon which the circle was erected in the prehistoric past.
The stones themselves would have been sourced from the local landscape and arranged in a circular configuration, a ceremonial or ritual arrangement typical of bronze age communities across Britain and Ireland. The precise arrangement and number of stones at this location reflect the choices of its builders, whose intentions remain subject to archaeological interpretation.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Northern Irish government under reference 12520, ensuring its preservation for future study and public engagement. Such circles represent significant markers of prehistoric settlement patterns and spiritual practices, offering material evidence of the societies that flourished in Ireland during the late prehistoric period.
Stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12520. View the official record →
Stone Circle, Derry is a prehistoric stone circle located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12520.
Stone circle 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 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 12520.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn (1 of 4 in same field) (1.4 km), Rath (5.8 km), Giant's grave. wedge tomb (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle'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 stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.