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The Graves Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a Carboniferous formation composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate that underlies this part of the county. Stone circles of this type are characteristic monuments of the late Neolithic and Bronze Age periods across the British Isles, typically serving ceremonial, ritual or burial functions within their communities.
The circle's position in Fermanagh reflects the broader distribution of such monuments across Ulster, where they often occupy prominent positions in the landscape. The local geology of sandstone and conglomerate would have provided suitable stone for construction, though the precise sourcing and transportation of the circle's stones would have required considerable communal effort and planning.
The Graves Stone Circle is protected as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland, listed under reference 9961. This protection recognises its significance as a prehistoric ritual site and its value for understanding the ceremonial practices and social organisation of early communities in the region.
The graves. stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9961. View the official record →
The Graves Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9961.
The graves. 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.
The graves. 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 9961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (9.2 km), Bivallate rath (9.4 km), Crannog (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The graves. 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.
The graves. stone circle stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.