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Three Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises three upright stones, survivors of what may once have been a larger stone alignment or circle typical of Bronze Age ritual landscapes in Ulster. Such monuments served ceremonial, territorial or funerary functions within prehistoric communities, often marking important focal points in the medieval settlement patterns that would later emerge across the region.
The stones stand upon bedrock of the Kilskeery Group, a geological formation composed of sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate laid down during the Chesterian period. This mixed substrate would have required Bronze Age builders to work with locally available stone, selecting pieces that could be split, shaped and transported to create the enduring standing stones visible today.
The monument is protected under statutory legislation by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 15622. This designation recognises the archaeological and cultural significance of the site as evidence of prehistoric activity and territorial organisation in the Omagh landscape, preserving it for future study and public appreciation.
Three standing stones is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15622. View the official record →
Three Standing Stones is a prehistoric standing stone monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15622.
Three standing stones dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Three standing stones 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 15622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt mound - fulacht fiadh (9.7 km), Giant's grave. cairn & orthostat, possibly court tomb (9.7 km), Crannog (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Three standing stones'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.
Three standing stones stands on Kilskeery Group, bedrock that formed in the Chesterian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.