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The Bohill Stone is a prehistoric standing stone and round cairn located in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The monument, also known as the Bochell Stone or Bowhill Stone, dates to the Bronze Age and represents an important funerary or ceremonial site from the early prehistoric period. Standing stones of this type typically marked burial mounds, territorial boundaries, or sacred locations within the landscape.
The stone rises from bedrock composed of Palaeogene mafic lava and tuff, dark volcanic material formed during the Paleogene period. This underlying geology of extruded igneous rock would have presented a distinctive landmark in the local landscape, possibly influencing the site's selection for ritual or commemorative purposes.
Today the Bohill Stone remains a tangible connection to Lisburn's deep prehistory, protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Division reference 4512. The survival of both standing stone and cairn structure together offers valuable evidence of Bronze Age practices in the northeast of Ireland, though the site's precise original function continues to reflect broader patterns of prehistoric monumentality across the Irish landscape.
The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4512. View the official record →
The Bohill Stone is a prehistoric standing stone and round cairn located in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4512.
The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & 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.
The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & 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 4512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (5.7 km), Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey (5.9 km), Barrow (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & 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.
The bohill stone, bochell stone, bowhill stone. round cairn & standing stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.