What is recorded here
Two standing stones in Drumshancorick, County Fermanagh, belong to an uncertain prehistoric period. They are recorded as a pair rather than a hidden chamber or invented ceremony. Any person who placed them, watched them or forgot them is no longer named. The stones remain because they resisted the usual disappearance of small human marks.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TWO STANDING STONES. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the two standing stones may have served as markers for territorial boundaries, ceremonial alignments, or astronomical observations. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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