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Standing stone, Limavady is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The monument belongs to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, reflecting a tradition of stone erection that characterised ritual and territorial practices across the Irish landscape during the second millennium BC and earlier. Like other standing stones of this era, it likely served ceremonial, commemorative, or boundary-marking functions within its local landscape. The stone remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric activity in the Limavady area and contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practice in northern Ireland.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12589. View the official record →
Standing stone, Limavady is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12589.
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 12589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (0.6 km), Tandragee fort. rath (1 km), Standing stone (1.1 km).
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