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The Longstone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, it represents one of the region's surviving megalithic monuments, a category of stone erected for purposes that likely included territorial marking, ritual significance, or ceremonial function. The monument's exact original dimensions and archaeological context are documented within the Northern Ireland State Monuments Record under its official designation HED NI NISMR MonID 5366, which preserves its historical status as a protected cultural heritage site. Like many such stones in the Irish landscape, its precise original function and any associated ritual practices remain subjects of archaeological interpretation.
The longstone. standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5366. View the official record →
The Longstone is a prehistoric standing stone located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5366.
The longstone. 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 longstone. 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 5366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large enclosure (rath?) & souterrain (4.8 km), The danes cast, the danes cast (north). linear earthwork (4.9 km), Large, oval bivallate enclosure (5.4 km).
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