Drumskinny

Some of the standing stones at Drumskinny, Ireland

Drumskinny (from Irish Droim Scine, meaning "knife ridge") 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 District Council area, at grid ref: H 2009 7072.[1][2] The site was excavated in 1962[3] and is believed to have built around 2000 BC.[4]

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  1. ↑ "Drumskinny" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI - State care Historic Monuments. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Drumskinny". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Drumskinny Stone Circle". Irish Antiquities. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  4. ↑ "Drumskinny Stone Circle". Triskelle. Retrieved 2007-12-02.

Coordinates: 54°35′04″N 7°41′26″W / 54.5844°N 7.6905°W / 54.5844; -7.6905

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