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The Two Standing Stones near Omagh is a possible megalithic tomb comprising two upright stones set in the landscape of County Tyrone. Dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, monuments of this type once served as communal burial places, though this example may represent only the surviving components of a structure that originally contained a burial chamber and covering mound. The stones stand on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a complex of Visean limestone, mudstone and sandstone that underlies much of the locality, its varied geology reflecting the ancient marine and depositional environments that formed these rocks during the Carboniferous period.
The fragmentary nature of the monument suggests the passage of millennia has removed or destroyed much of its original architectural form. Many similar megalithic monuments across Ireland and Britain have been depleted through land clearance, agricultural practice and weathering. The survival of two prominent stones indicates their substantial size and depth of setting, sufficient to resist the forces that removed adjacent elements of the structure.
The site is protected under the Historic Environment Division's statutory schedule (reference 14863), recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in the Omagh area. The monument contributes to understanding Neolithic and Bronze Age communities and their monumental landscape in County Tyrone.
Two standing stones, possibly remains of megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14863. View the official record →
The Two Standing Stones near Omagh is a possible megalithic tomb comprising two upright stones set in the landscape of County Tyrone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14863.
Two standing stones, possibly remains of megalithic tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tombpossible. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Two standing stones, possibly remains of megalithic tomb 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 14863.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone alignment (5.2 km), Stone circle & two alignments (5.3 km), Stone alignment (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Two standing stones, possibly remains of megalithic tomb'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.
Two standing stones, possibly remains of megalithic tomb 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.