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An Creagán

TIME : 2016/2/18 22:55:16

Enjoy an exhibition covering the ecology of the surrounding bogs and the archaeology of the region at this museum and nature centre. Informative nature trails range from 400m to 5.5km. There are 44 prehistoric monuments within 8km of the centre, including the Beaghmore Stone Circles . It's about halfway between Omagh and Cookstown (20km east of Omagh). There's a simple cafe .

What the ancient stone circles lack in stature – the stones are all less than 1m tall – they make up in complexity, with seven stone circles (one filled with smaller stones, nicknamed 'dragon's teeth') and a dozen or so alignments and cairns. The sites are signposted about 8km east of Creggan, and 4km north of the A505.