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Moyle Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone situated on the undulating terrain of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock belonging to the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic sequence of metamorphic rocks comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite, which forms the geological foundation of this part of the Moyle district. These ancient metamorphic deposits, originally laid down over 600 million years ago, provide the local stone that would have been available to Neolithic and Bronze Age communities establishing their monuments in this landscape.
The standing stone represents a significant marker within the prehistoric archaeological record of the region, typical of monuments erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods. Such stones were commonly positioned to align with astronomical events, mark territorial boundaries, or serve as focal points for ritual activity and gathering.
The monument is protected under statutory designation by the Historic Environment Division under reference 1183, reflecting its importance to Northern Ireland's archaeological heritage and prehistoric cultural sequence.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1183. View the official record →
Moyle Standing Stone is a prehistoric upright stone situated on the undulating terrain of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1183.
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 1183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (1.4 km), The haunton stone. megalithic tomb (3 km), Tullaghore crosses. crosses (2) (3.9 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 Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.