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This site at Strabane is a prehistoric megalithic complex comprising two stone circles, a cairn containing a cist, and two associated stone alignments, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument represents a significant example of ceremonial and funerary practice in prehistoric Ulster, with the stone circles likely serving ritual or gathering functions whilst the cairn and cist indicate formal burial practices characteristic of the Bronze Age period. The alignments associated with the circles suggest deliberate astronomical or landscape-oriented positioning typical of megalithic monument construction. The complex survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric activity in the region, though its precise chronology and the specific relationships between its component elements remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study.
Two stone circles, cairn with cist & two alignments is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13898. View the official record →
This site at Strabane is a prehistoric megalithic complex comprising two stone circles, a cairn containing a cist, and two associated stone alignments, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13898.
Two stone circles, cairn with cist & two alignments dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic complex. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Two stone circles, cairn with cist & two 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 13898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (0.6 km), Dermot & grainnes' bed, dermot & granias' bed. portal tomb (2.8 km), Dermot & grainne's bed, dermot & grania's bed. megalithic tomb, possibly wedge tomb (2.8 km).
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