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The Three Stone Circles is a prehistoric stone circle complex located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises three circles and associated stone alignments, preserving an important example of Neolithic or Bronze Age ritual monumentality in the northwest of the island. The circles were constructed on bedrock of the Tyrone Group—a mixed sequence of limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone deposited during the Visean period—which would have provided both stone for construction and a stable foundation for the ceremonial landscape.
The site's position in the drumlin terrain of Fermanagh, with its outcrops of local stone, shaped how the monument was built and how it functioned within the surrounding prehistoric settlement pattern. The three separate circles and their alignments suggest a carefully planned ceremonial complex, possibly linked to astronomical observations or processional activity characteristic of such Bronze Age sites. The specific arrangement of the stones across this particular landscape would have been visible for considerable distances across the surrounding topography.
The Three Stone Circles is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 9125, ensuring preservation of its archaeological record and its place in understanding prehistoric ritual practices in Ulster.
Three stone circles & alignments is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9125. View the official record →
The Three Stone Circles is a prehistoric stone circle complex located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9125.
Three stone circles & alignments 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.
Three stone circles & alignments 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 9125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring barrow (6.3 km), Standing stone (6.4 km), Standing stone (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Three stone circles & alignments'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 stone circles & alignments stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.