Circles of Stone field guide
Copney Stone Circles
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Before you go
Access is difficult, wet and currently by arrangement with the Department for Communities; charges may apply. Contact the site authority before travelling. Use the official grid reference rather than the postcode alone and do not attempt the peatland route unprepared.
Postcode caution: BT79 9AF is a useful navigation reference, not a guarantee of legal or available parking.
- Grid reference
- H 600 780
- Useful postcode
- BT79 9AF
- Monument coordinates
- 54.64650, -7.07180
Pack and plan
- Charged phone and a paper map or saved offline map
- Water, layers and footwear suited to the terrain
- Current weather, daylight and access information checked
- Someone told where you are going on remote walks
What you are looking for
An extraordinary upland complex of at least nine small stone circles, alignments and cairns emerging from the Tyrone peat.
Nine circles, a cairn and a stone alignment are known. The larger rings stand higher on the slope beside a double alignment; smaller settings include radial and concentric patterns. Disturbed burial cairns show that commemoration of the dead formed part of this intricate landscape.
Field notes
Weather and light: ______________________________________________
First feature spotted: ___________________________________________
Something the map did not show: _________________________________
Walk gently
- Check current access and weather before setting out.
- Keep dogs under close control around livestock.
- Do not climb, move stones, light fires or leave offerings.
- Take all litter home and protect fragile ground.
If something goes wrong
In an emergency call 999 or 112. Give the grid reference or coordinates above, describe your approach route, and do not put yourself at further risk.