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The Standing Stone at Moyle is a prehistoric monolith set in the drumlin landscape of County Antrim. The monument stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, Cambrian psammite and pelite that underlie this glacially sculpted terrain. Such standing stones, typically erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age, served purposes ranging from territorial markers to ritual or burial monuments, and their survival in the landscape often reflects the cultural significance of their original placement. The stone at Moyle remains a tangible link to prehistoric settlement patterns in this part of Northern Ireland.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 1267, ensuring its preservation as part of the region's archaeological heritage. Standing stones of this type are distributed across the Irish landscape, often clustered in areas that held particular meaning for ancient communities. At Moyle, the stone's position within the Antrim drumlin belt reflects the Bronze Age and later societies that inhabited and moved through these hills.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1267. View the official record →
The Standing Stone at Moyle is a prehistoric monolith set in the drumlin landscape of County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1267.
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 1267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old castle. house (4.1 km), Mound, possibly barrow (4.6 km), Fundamental bench mark (5.9 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 Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.