placenamesDrumskinny
Droim Scine
A compact stone circle, cairn and stone row survive in the upland landscape of Drumskinny.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Droim Scine · Irish · main form · validated name
- Drumskinny · English · main form
Place & story
A small stone complex
Drumskinny’s circle measures 12.8 metres across and contains 39 stones. Beside it are a small round cairn and an alignment of smaller uprights. Some stones were replaced following excavation and carry markings distinguishing them from the surviving ancient stones. The grouping belongs to a wider tradition of stone circles in mid-Ulster. [2]
An uncertain date
The site was excavated in 1962 and subsequently drained. Few objects were recovered, though they included Neolithic material. The Department for Communities therefore leaves open whether the monuments were built in the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Their precise purpose remains uncertain. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Fermanagh
- Barony
- Lurg
- Civil parish
- Drumkeeran
- Within
- Drumskinny
- Coordinates
- 54.56887, -7.70621 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1413423 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Drumskinny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Drumskinny Stone Circle, Cairn and Alignment · Department for Communities, Northern Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2012-01-11. How this page was prepared.