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Other Keywords: Cookstown, Draperstown, Sperrin Mountains
Megalithic Cairn,
Beaghmore,
Sperrins, Co. Tyrone
The megalithic site at Beaghmore in County Tyrone features a large number of stone circles, standing stones and cairns. The stone circles and cairns have been dated back to between 2000 and 1200BC. Hearths and flints have also been discovered which date back to between 2600 and 2900BC. It is believed that some of the megalithic features align to the sun and moon of the solstice, although the accuracy of these alignments is not perfect. The site was discovered in the 1940s during peat cutting and is now in state care. This photograph shows the cairn and one of the circles at the south end of the site.
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