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Standing stone in Limavady, County Londonderry, is a prehistoric standing stone of uncertain date, likely belonging to the Bronze Age or later prehistoric period. The monument survives as an upright stone of local geological material, positioned within the landscape in a manner typical of such ritual or territorial markers common throughout prehistoric Ireland and the wider British Isles. Standing stones of this type frequently served functions related to burial practices, territorial demarcation, or ceremonial significance, though the precise purpose of this particular example remains undetermined. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Scheduled Monument Register and represents part of the broader corpus of megalithic monuments in County Londonderry.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12286. View the official record →
Standing stone in Limavady, County Londonderry, is a prehistoric standing stone of uncertain date, likely belonging to the Bronze Age or later prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12286.
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 12286.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (2.5 km), Black fort. rath (2.9 km), Possible portal tomb (3.1 km).
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