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The Standing Stone at Coleraine is a prehistoric monument preserving evidence of early settlement and ritual practice in the north-east of Ireland. Standing stones were commonly erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, typically serving purposes that remain incompletely understood—whether as territorial markers, burial monuments, or focal points for communal gatherings. The stone's precise original height and current condition reflect the monument's survival through millennia of agricultural and urban development in this long-settled landscape.
The site rests upon Palaeogene extrusive rocks, the volcanic bedrock that underlies much of the Coleraine area. These mafic lavas and tuffs, formed during the intense geological activity of the Paleogene period some 60 million years ago, would have been part of the familiar stone world to Neolithic and Bronze Age communities, providing both the raw materials for tool-making and the prominent geological features that shaped their perception of the landscape.
The Standing Stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under monument reference 10511. This designation recognises its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and religious or social practices in the Coleraine region, contributing to our understanding of early communities in Ulster and their relationship to the distinctive volcanic geology of the north-east coast.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10511. View the official record →
The Standing Stone at Coleraine is a prehistoric monument preserving evidence of early settlement and ritual practice in the north-east of Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10511.
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.
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 10511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (7.2 km), Rath (7.9 km), Fundamental bench mark (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Standing stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.