Aughlish

Aughlish
Alun Salt · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bronze Age ritual complex in the Sperrin Mountains of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, comprising at least six stone circles and two stone rows. The largest circle contains 41 small stones with a fallen 1.5 m stone at the south, while one alignment stretches for 18 metres. Aubrey Burl considers the site typical of Bronze Age ritual sites in the Sperrins, with the layout indicating connections to circle-building traditions in England, Scotland, and wider Ireland. A stone row aligns with the southernmost setting point of the Moon, suggesting a lunar observational purpose.

TypeStone circle
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryIreland
Coordinates54.8961° N, 7.0410° W

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