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Coleraine Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 11534, it represents a tradition of stone erection that extends back into the Bronze Age and earlier periods of the Neolithic. Such monuments typically served ceremonial, territorial or commemorative functions within their communities, though the specific purpose of this stone remains unknown.
The stone stands upon bedrock composed of extrusive mafic rocks and mafic tuff of Palaeogene age, part of the volcanic sequences that characterise this region of north-eastern Ireland. These ancient lava formations underlie much of the landscape around Coleraine, having been laid down during intense volcanic activity millions of years before the standing stone was erected by prehistoric peoples.
Standing stones form one of the most enduring categories of prehistoric monument in Ireland and Britain. They frequently occur singly or in association with other ritual monuments, and many have remained prominent landscape features for millennia. The Coleraine example contributes to our understanding of prehistoric activity and settlement patterns in the north of Ireland, and its protection ensures this ancient monument survives for future generations.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11534. View the official record →
Coleraine Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11534.
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 11534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duncethirn, lungern, sconce hill, giant's sconce, dunceithirn. rock fortification (2.6 km), Piper's hill. long mound (5.2 km), Macosquin, merchant taylors' buildings. plantation village site with mill, house & bawn (5.6 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.