Drumskinny (Place Names NI /ref>) is the site of a
stone circle
A stone circle is a ring of standing stones. Most are found in Northwestern Europe – especially in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany – and typically date from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, with most being built from 3000 BC. The be ...
in the
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
of Drumskinny,
County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 a ...
,
Northern Ireland
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. With the inclusion of an adjacent cairn and alignment, the stone circle is a State Care Historic Monument in
Fermanagh and Omagh
Ulster Scots: ''Fermanay an Omey''
, settlement_type = District
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_type1 = Constituent country
, subdivision_type2 =
, subdivision_type3 =
, subdivision_ty ...
district, at grid ref: H 2009 7072. The site was excavated in 1962 and is believed to have built around 2000 BC.
There are also two other townlands in Northern Ireland called Drumskinny: in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of Clonfeacle in
County Tyrone
County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...
; and in the civil parish of Dromore also in County Tyrone.
See also
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List of archaeological sites in County Fermanagh
List of archaeological sites in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland:
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* Aghaherrish, Counterscarp rath, grid ref: H1312 4467
*Aghahoorin, Bivallate rath, grid ref: H1185 4573
* Aghakillymaud, Court tomb, grid ref: H2730 3097
* Aghala ...
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List of townlands in County Fermanagh
In Ireland, counties are divided into civil parishes, and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland:
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Abocurragh, Abohill, Acres, Aghaboy, Aghacramphi ...