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The stone circles and alignment near Omagh is a prehistoric ceremonial complex comprising three stone circles arranged in close proximity, with an associated linear alignment of standing stones. The monument lies on land underlain by felsic igneous rock of Ordovician to Silurian age, geology typical of the Sperrin Mountains region. The site occupies upland terrain characteristic of Bronze Age ritual landscapes in northern Ireland, where such stone circle complexes served as focal points for communal gathering and ceremony.
The three circles vary in scale and preservation, a common feature of multi-circle complexes that may have developed over successive periods of use and remodelling. The alignment extends the sightlines and spatial relationships between the circles, suggesting deliberate cosmological or calendrical orientation. Such alignments often relate to celestial events or the articulation of sacred space across the landscape.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15013, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual practice and landscape organisation. The site remains an important record of prehistoric ceremony in Ulster, standing within a broader tradition of stone circle construction that spanned much of the later prehistoric period across the British Isles.
Stone circles (3) & alignment is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15013. View the official record →
The stone circles and alignment near Omagh is a prehistoric ceremonial complex comprising three stone circles arranged in close proximity, with an associated linear alignment of standing stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15013.
Stone circles (3) & alignment dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a stone circle complex. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stone circles (3) & 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 15013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Horned cairn. court tomb (2.7 km), Druids' altar. portal tomb (3.6 km), Dunmisk fort. enclosure, monastic settlement, church & graveyard (site of) (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Stone circles (3) & 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 (3) & alignment stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.