Beaghmore stone circles
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Beaghmore stone circles are a complex of Bronze Age stone circles and cairns in Northern Ireland, noted for their archaeological significance and enigmatic alignment.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric stone circle complex ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1940s ⓘ |
| epoch | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | circa 2000–1200 BC ⓘ |
| evidenceOf |
peat accumulation after abandonment
ⓘ
prehistoric agriculture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
G. B. B. Keenan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oliver Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExcavatedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| gridReference | H684842 ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
car park
ⓘ
marked paths ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalAlignment |
lunar events
ⓘ
solar events ⓘ stellar events ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
kerbed cairns
ⓘ
small standing stones ⓘ stone alignments ⓘ stone cairns ⓘ stone circles ⓘ stone rows ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | true ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | State Care Monument ⓘ |
| IrishName | An Bheitheach Mhór NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landUseBeforeConstruction | prehistoric field system ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Tyrone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Sperrin Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cookstown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notedFor |
archaeological significance
ⓘ
enigmatic alignment ⓘ |
| numberOfCairns | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfStoneCircles | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfStoneRows | 12 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
astronomical observatory
ⓘ
burial site ⓘ ceremonial centre ⓘ ritual site ⓘ |
| region | Mid Ulster District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
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