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Fermanagh Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex comprising a stone circle and two linear alignments of stones. Situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the monument stands on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a mixed succession of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone dating to the Visean period. The underlying geology would have provided the builders with ready sources of stone for construction, with local outcrops and glacial deposits offering suitable material for their ritual landscape.
The stone circle represents a form of ceremonial architecture widespread across the British Isles during the Bronze Age, typically associated with gatherings, ritual practices and possibly astronomical observation. The two alignments extending from or near the circle suggest planned spatial organisation within the complex, a characteristic of more elaborate Bronze Age stone monuments rather than simple circles.
The site is recorded and protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 9132, ensuring its preservation as an important element of the regional Bronze Age archaeological heritage. Such monuments are relatively scarce in County Fermanagh and reflect the extent of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity across this part of Ulster, despite the region's boggy terrain which has often obscured or destroyed traces of contemporary occupation.
Stone circle & two alignments is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9132. View the official record →
Fermanagh Stone Circle is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex comprising a stone circle and two linear alignments of stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9132.
Stone circle & two alignments dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a stone circle complex. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circle & 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 9132.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow (7.1 km), Tobernasool. holy well (7.1 km), Counterscarp rath (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circle & 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 & two alignments stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.