Drumskinny
Sign in to saveDrumskinny () is the site of a stone circle in the townland of Drumskinny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With the inclusion of an adjacent cairn and alignment, the stone circle is a State Care Historic Monument in Fermanagh and Omagh district, at grid ref: H 2009 7072. The site was discovered in 1934 and excavated in 1962 and is believed to have been built around 2000 BC.
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Drumskinny () is the site of a stone circle in the townland of Drumskinny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With the inclusion of an adjacent cairn and alignment, the stone circle is a State Care Historic Monument in Fermanagh and Omagh district, at grid ref: H 2009 7072. The site was discovered in 1934 and excavated in 1962 and is believed to have been built around 2000 BC.
The circle is 43 feet in diameter and appears to similar to the Beaghmore stone circles found in County Tyrone. Drumskinny originally had 39 stones which ranged in size, thickness and height.
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