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Buchanan's Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual and territorial practices of early prehistoric communities in the region. The stone survives as an upright monolith, forming part of the wider landscape of megalithic monuments documented across Northern Ireland. Such standing stones typically served ceremonial, burial-related, or boundary-marking functions within prehistoric societies, though the precise original context of this particular example remains uncertain.
Buchanan's stone. standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3160. View the official record →
Buchanan's Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3160.
Buchanan's stone. standing stone dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Buchanan's stone. standing stone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 3160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn school house, slieve true, school house carn. round cairn (5.3 km), Coveknows. barrow (6.1 km), Dunrock. rectangular enclosure (6.7 km).
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