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The stone circles and double alignment near Omagh is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex comprising two distinct stone circles linked by a parallel alignment of standing stones. Situated in County Tyrone at grid reference H6538973282, the monument occupies bedrock formed from an Ordovician to Silurian felsic igneous intrusion, giving the local stone a distinctive hard, crystalline character typical of the upland terrain around Omagh. The complex reflects the ritual practices of Bronze Age communities across Ireland and Britain, when stone circles served as gathering places for seasonal gatherings and ceremonial purposes.
The dual-circle arrangement with connecting alignment represents a sophisticated understanding of sacred landscape design. Such complexes were typically constructed over several generations, with stones quarried from the immediate locality or transported short distances across the difficult moorland terrain. The felsic bedrock would have provided suitable stone for monument construction, though the precise methods by which Bronze Age builders extracted and positioned these substantial blocks remain a matter of archaeological study.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15012, recognising its significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual activity in Ulster. Surviving stone circles from this period are invaluable sources for understanding the ceremonial geographies, social organisation and spiritual beliefs of Bronze Age communities in northern Ireland.
Stone circles (2) & double alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15012. View the official record →
The stone circles and double alignment near Omagh is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex comprising two distinct stone circles linked by a parallel alignment of standing stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15012.
Stone circles (2) & double 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) & double 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 15012.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Horned cairn. court tomb (2.5 km), Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (3.7 km), Long cairns, giant's graves. court tomb (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circles (2) & double alignment'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 circles (2) & double alignment stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.