This site at Aughlish is extremely captivating in both its scale and also in the sense of wonder that the scene can evoke. It is situated in an upland area with commanding views of the surrounding hills of the Sperrin range. Though on a smaller scale than Beaghmore in Tyrone there are many similarities in its design. Though there are elements of the site that may have been adapted or destroyed as it looks as if a field boundary cuts through some possible circles there still appears to be remains of at least five stone circles, five alignments and several standing stones. The largest of the stone circles is 13 metres in diameter with around 42 small stones dotting its circumference. At the circle’s most southern point a larger 1.5metres stone is used as part of the circle and at its most northern point another larger stone of equal stature sits just outside the circle. It can be seen that several of the stone rows are aligned to gaps in the surrounding mountains. The longest stone row is a double alignment measuring 18 metres that transects two smaller stone circles. This double row points in the direction of a natural dip in the hilly landscape known as ‘Barnes’, the Irish for gap ‘bearna’. Several of the circles also seem to have outlier stones that perhaps frame these alignments. Aughlish translates from the Irish each- lios meaning ‘the horse’s fort’. Cushcapel Hill, which is in the shape of a horse’s hoof and Cushcapel Stream are located on the western boundary of the site. A visit to the wilderness of the Sperrins Area of Outstanding Beauty is well recommended.

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