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Ballymoney Standing Stone is a prehistoric monument consisting of a single upright stone, located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The stone stands upon bedrock formed from Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lavas and tuffs laid down during the Palaeogene period, the underlying geology reflecting the ancient volcanic activity that shaped this part of Ulster. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 1226.
Standing stones across Britain and Ireland were typically erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods as territorial markers, ritual focal points or memorials. Without excavation, the precise date of the Ballymoney stone remains undetermined, though its form and isolated setting are consistent with Bronze Age practice in the region. The dark volcanic bedrock upon which it stands would have made the pale stone visually distinctive in the landscape.
The monument survives as testimony to prehistoric land use and belief systems in this part of Antrim. Its protection under the Historic Environment Division ensures that the stone and its immediate setting are safeguarded for future study and public heritage appreciation, maintaining an important physical link to the region's deep past.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1226. View the official record →
Ballymoney Standing Stone is a prehistoric monument consisting of a single upright stone, located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1226.
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 1226.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath & ?souterrain (1 km), Raised rath? or moated site? (1.1 km), Raised rath (4.2 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.