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Strabane Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic sequence of metamorphic rocks comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite that underlies much of the local landscape. This ancient stone foundation reflects the deep geological history of the region, formed during the late Precambrian era hundreds of millions of years before the standing stone itself was erected.
The stone occupies a rural setting in the townland of Strabane, positioned at grid reference H2614685266. Standing stones of this type are characteristic monuments of the prehistoric period in Ireland and Britain, typically erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age as markers of significance within the landscape. They served varied purposes, from territorial indicators to ritual focal points, and often formed part of wider ceremonial complexes.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference 14215, recognising its importance as a record of prehistoric settlement and land use in the region. The survival of Strabane Standing Stone provides evidence of how prehistoric communities engaged with the local topography and geology, selecting prominent locations within their environment that remain visible in the landscape today.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14215. View the official record →
Strabane Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14215.
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 14215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The white stone. standing stone (0.7 km), Castlederg castle. fortified house & bawn (0.9 km), Giant's grave. portal tomb (3.9 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 Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.