© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR)
Stone circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises two stone circles, two cairns, and an associated alignment of stones, characteristic of the ritual and funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. The complex reflects the spiritual and communal practices of Bronze Age communities in the region, with the stone circles likely serving as gathering places for ceremonial purposes whilst the cairns functioned as burial monuments. This arrangement of multiple monument types within a single complex demonstrates the importance of the location within the broader landscape archaeology of prehistoric Ulster.
Stone circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15028. View the official record →
Stone circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15028.
Stone circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment 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 circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment 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 15028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Horned cairn. court tomb (4.5 km), Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (4.9 km), Long cairns, giant's graves. court tomb (6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Stone circles (2), cairns (2) & alignment