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Moyle Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument. The stone stands upon bedrock composed of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, a mafic lava and tuff sequence formed during the Paleogene period when intense volcanic activity shaped this corner of the Irish landscape. This geological foundation reflects the dramatic geological history of the area, which saw the formation of the distinctive basaltic plateau that characterises the northeast of Ireland.
Standing stones of this type were typically erected during the Neolithic or Bronze Age as markers of significant places in the prehistoric landscape. They served various functions, from territorial markers and ritual focal points to commemoration of individuals or events, and often formed part of broader ceremonial complexes. The survival of Moyle Standing Stone testament to its enduring cultural significance.
The monument's survival into the modern period, despite agricultural and landscape changes, makes it an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practice in the Moyle area. Its protected status ensures continued preservation for future study and public appreciation of Northern Ireland's ancient heritage.
Standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 601. View the official record →
Moyle Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 601.
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 601.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (2.2 km), Cashel with souterrain (2.7 km), Clough berragh. standing stone, enclosure & house platforms (3.5 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.