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The standing stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It stands upon bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, the volcanic material of mafic lava and tuff that formed during the Paleogene period millions of years ago. This geological foundation of ancient lava flows provides the stone with its setting in a landscape shaped by intense volcanic activity.
The monument is positioned at grid reference J2510388312 and remains a testimony to the ritual or territorial practices of prehistoric communities in this region. Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Bronze Age, though some may date to the Neolithic period. Such monuments often marked significant locations in the prehistoric landscape, whether for ceremonial gatherings, boundary demarcation, or commemoration of the dead.
The stone is now protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 3625, ensuring its preservation as part of Northern Ireland's archaeological heritage. The Antrim landscape, with its distinctive volcanic geology, contains numerous prehistoric monuments that together illuminate the lives and beliefs of early inhabitants who chose these prominent locations for their enduring stone markers.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3625. View the official record →
The standing stone is a prehistoric upright stone monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3625.
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 3625.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (6.5 km), Platform rath (6.9 km), Sub-rectangular enclosure (7.6 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.