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# Standing Stone, Antrim
Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It stands upon bedrock formed from Palaeogene extrusive rocks—ancient mafic lava and tuff deposits laid down during the Paleogene period, some 66 to 23 million years ago. This geological foundation is part of the distinctive volcanic geology of the Antrim plateau, which shaped the landscape in which prehistoric communities erected their monuments.
As an upright stone marker, this monument belongs to a tradition of standing stone construction that extends across the British Isles and into prehistoric Europe, typically dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Such stones served various functions within their communities, from territorial markers and ritual focal points to astronomical alignments or burial monuments. The stone's survival to the present day reflects both its physical durability and its cultural significance to successive generations of inhabitants.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 2721, recognising its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and belief systems in Antrim. The standing stone remains a prominent feature of the local landscape, offering present-day visitors a tangible connection to the pre-recorded past and the communities who shaped the Antrim countryside over four thousand years ago.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2721. View the official record →
# Standing Stone, Antrim Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2721.
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 2721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (3.4 km), Rath (5 km), Motte (6.4 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.