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# Standing Stone, Limavady
The standing stone at Limavady is a prehistoric monument of unknown date, typical of the upright stone markers erected across the British Isles during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The stone itself represents a significant commitment of labour and resources, selected and transported to this location where it has remained a prominent feature of the landscape for millennia. Such monuments often served ritual, territorial or commemorative purposes within prehistoric communities, though the specific function of this individual stone cannot be determined from the archaeological record alone.
The stone rises from bedrock of the Roe Valley Group, a sequence of sandstone, conglomerate and argillaceous rocks formed during the Tournaisian period of the Carboniferous. This geological setting, characteristic of the Limavady area, would have shaped the availability of stone suitable for erection and influenced the landscape's use by prehistoric peoples.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities, Northern Ireland, under reference 12242. This designation recognises its importance as evidence of prehistoric activity and settlement patterns in the region, and ensures that the stone's physical integrity is preserved for future study and understanding.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12242. View the official record →
# Standing Stone, Limavady The standing stone at Limavady is a prehistoric monument of unknown date, typical of the upright stone markers erected across the British Isles during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12242.
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 12242.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone circle/ remains of megalith (3.1 km), Possible portal tomb (3.3 km), Possible court tomb (3.4 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 Roe Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Tournaisian. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate and [subordinate] argillaceous rocks.