FIVE STONE CIRCLES in Clogherny

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as FIVE STONE CIRCLES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; BRONZE AGE. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the Five Stone Circles in Clogherny are thought to have had ceremonial or astronomical significance, common to many prehistoric stone arrangements in Ireland. Such sites were often used for rituals, seasonal marking, or as communal gathering places.