What is recorded here
STANDING STONE in Freughlough is a standing stone in Freughlough, County Tyrone, Ireland. Maybe its exact date, purpose and surviving form will remain uncertain.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
ENCLOSURE in FreughloughENCLOSURE · 570 yd
HISTORIC SETTLEMENT: CASTLEDERG, DERG BRIDGE, CASTLE-DERRICK or CHURCHTOWN in ChurchtownHISTORIC SETTLEMENT: CASTLEDERG, DERG BRIDGE, CASTLE-DERRICK or CHURCHTOWN · 1.1 mi
Ulster BankBank · 1.1 mi
Castlederg BridgeBridge · 1.2 mi
Fearn HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Dreenan WoodWood · 2.8 mi
MullaghcroyMountain / peak · 5.1 mi
Skinboy WoodForest · 8.3 mi
Hunger Strike MemorialMemorial · 8.8 mi