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Magherafelt Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone, possibly the surviving remnant of a megalithic tomb. The monument stands in the Magherafelt area of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, where bedrock of the Roe Valley Group underlies the site. This geological formation, dating to the Tournaisian period, comprises sandstone and conglomerate with subordinate argillaceous rocks, typical of the region's Carboniferous geology.
The stone's original context and full extent remain uncertain, as megalithic monuments of this type were subject to significant disturbance and damage over millennia. Whether it represents an isolated standing stone or the last upright component of a chambered cairn cannot be determined from its present condition. Similar monuments across the Irish landscape frequently lost structural elements through agricultural clearance and natural degradation.
The standing stone is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 12956, ensuring its preservation as evidence of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practice in the Magherafelt locality. The monument contributes to understanding the distribution of megalithic activity across the north of Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Standing stone, possibly remains of megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12956. View the official record →
Magherafelt Standing Stone is a prehistoric standing stone, possibly the surviving remnant of a megalithic tomb. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12956.
Standing stone, possibly remains of megalithic tomb 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, possibly remains of megalithic tomb 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 12956.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1.1 km), Dergmore's grave. portal tomb (1.2 km), Counterscarp rath (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Standing stone, possibly remains of megalithic tomb'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, possibly remains of megalithic tomb stands on Roe Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Tournaisian. The rock here is sandstone, conglomerate and [subordinate] argillaceous rocks.