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TWO STANDING STONES, possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB in Rossmore

TWO STANDING STONES, possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB

What is recorded here

Two standing stones in Rossmore, County Fermanagh, may be the remains of a prehistoric tomb, though their exact age and purpose remain uncertain. They still rise from the land like broken teeth of a forgotten mouth, holding the shape of hands that stopped swinging hammers before writing existed. If they are a tomb, they are not a tomb for one name but for every name lost before naming began.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as TWO STANDING STONES, possibly MEGALITHIC TOMB. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Possibly a megalithic tomb dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its potential as a ritual or funerary monument, though its exact function and date remain uncertain.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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