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Two Standing Stones near Omagh is a Bronze Age monument comprising two upright stones set into landscape formed from Argyll Group bedrock. This ancient metamorphic foundation, dating to the Neoproterozoic period, consists of psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphosed sandstones and mudstones that have weathered into the rolling terrain of County Tyrone. The stones themselves are characteristic of Bronze Age ritual monuments, which frequently marked significant places in the prehistoric landscape.
Standing stones of this type served diverse functions in Bronze Age society, from territorial markers and burial monuments to focal points for ceremonial gatherings. Their positioning within the natural topography suggests deliberate placement by communities who possessed considerable knowledge of their surrounding environment. The two-stone configuration, whilst less common than single monoliths, may represent a pairing of ritual or practical significance now lost to time.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 14328, ensuring the preservation of this Bronze Age legacy. Its survival on the Argyll Group bedrock of the Omagh locality provides an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the wider region.
Two standing stones is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14328. View the official record →
Two Standing Stones near Omagh is a Bronze Age monument comprising two upright stones set into landscape formed from Argyll Group bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14328.
Two standing stones dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Two 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 14328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (4.3 km), Stone circle and standing stones (2) (5.1 km), Cloghacarah. standing stone (6.6 km).
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Two standing stones stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.