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SIX STANDING STONES; possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB: STONE CIRCLE in Breagho

SIX STANDING STONES; possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB: STONE CIRCLE

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Six stones still stand in Breagho, County Fermanagh, perhaps marking a buried tomb from the PREHISTORIC era. They are scheduled and visible, yet their exact purpose remains uncertain. Someone may have gathered there to honour the dead, measure the sky or simply remember a loss so deep it needed shape. The stones do not explain themselves; they wait for people brave enough to sit with the silence and imagine what the dead required.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as SIX STANDING STONES; possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB: STONE CIRCLE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
A Neolithic stone circle, possibly associated with a megalithic tomb, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in its potential role as a ceremonial or funerary site, reflecting early ritual practices in the region.

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