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Ballymoney Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument stands upon bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lava and tuff formed during volcanic activity in the Paleogene period. This geological foundation of ancient igneous material provides a fitting base for a monument whose own origins lie in prehistoric antiquity. The stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 1461.
Standing stones such as this example are among the most enigmatic monuments of prehistoric Britain and Ireland, typically erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Their precise purpose remains uncertain, though they may have served ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within their communities. Ballymoney's standing stone contributes to the broader archaeological landscape of County Antrim, a region rich in prehistoric monuments.
The stone's survival to the present day, despite millennia of environmental exposure and human activity, testifies to both its original construction and subsequent protection. Its location on volcanic bedrock is characteristic of the underlying geology of this part of Northern Ireland, where Palaeogene igneous formations extend across the landscape and influence the distribution of archaeological sites.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1461. View the official record →
Ballymoney Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1461.
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 1461.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (0.2 km), Standing stone (0.3 km), Raised rath (2.9 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 Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.