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Haunton Stone is a prehistoric megalithic tomb located in Moyle, County Antrim. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that underlie much of this corner of Northern Ireland. These ancient sediments, transformed by geological forces over hundreds of millions of years, provided the local landscape in which Neolithic or Bronze Age communities chose to establish this ritual burial place.
Megalithic tombs of this type represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in the British Isles, typically constructed between the fourth and second millennia before Christ. Built from large stone slabs or boulders, often arranged in chambers beneath earthen mounds, such monuments served as communal burial places and stood as enduring territorial markers within the landscape. The Haunton Stone exemplifies the construction traditions of prehistoric Ulster societies.
The monument is recorded on the Historic Environment Division's archaeological record under reference 945 and benefits from statutory protection. Its survival to the present day, despite millennia of agricultural and natural landscape change, testifies to the robustness of megalithic construction. The site continues to offer insights into the burial practices and territorial organization of prehistoric communities in the Moyle region.
The haunton stone. megalithic tomb is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 945. View the official record →
Haunton Stone is a prehistoric megalithic tomb located in Moyle, County Antrim. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 945.
The haunton stone. megalithic tomb dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a megalithic tomb. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The haunton stone. 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 945.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dual court tomb (2 km), Standing stone (3 km), Round cairn & neolithic occupation site (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The haunton stone. 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.
The haunton stone. megalithic tomb stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.