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The Patrick Stone is a chi-rho carved stone located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises two inscribed stones bearing early Christian symbols: a chi-rho carving and a cross carving, both characteristic of the earliest phases of Christian expression in Ireland. These monumental carved stones date to the early Christian period and represent the spread of Christianity across the island during the Early Medieval centuries.
The stones rest upon bedrock of Palaeogene extrusive rocks, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the volcanic activity of the Palaeogene period, which shaped much of this region's distinctive geology. The site's location in County Antrim places it within an area rich in early Christian monuments and settlement activity.
The Patrick Stone is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 1348, reflecting its significance as a record of early Christian culture in Northern Ireland. The chi-rho symbol, formed by superimposing the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek, and the cross carvings provide evidence of Christian devotion and community in this locality during the formative centuries of Irish Christianity.
The patrick stone. chi-rho-carved stone is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1348. View the official record →
The Patrick Stone is a chi-rho carved stone located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1348.
The patrick stone. chi-rho-carved stone dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a cross-carved stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The patrick stone. chi-rho-carved 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 1348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath & ?souterrain (2.3 km), Raised rath? or moated site? (2.4 km), Raised rath (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of The patrick stone. chi-rho-carved stone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The patrick stone. chi-rho-carved stone stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.