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Derry Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite, which provided the local stone resources available to the communities who erected such monuments. The stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 12532.
Standing stones of this type are found widely across Northern Ireland and represent significant markers within the prehistoric landscape, typically erected during the Bronze Age or earlier periods. Their original purposes remain debated amongst archaeologists, though they may have served as territorial markers, ritual foci, or commemorative monuments within their communities.
The specific location of this standing stone within Derry's distinctive geological setting contributes to understanding how prehistoric peoples utilised and responded to their local environment. The Argyll Group bedrock underlying this area would have shaped settlement patterns and resource availability for the populations who inhabited the region during prehistoric times.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12532. View the official record →
Derry Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12532.
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 12532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1.3 km), Rath (1.3 km), Wedge tomb (1.8 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.