What is recorded here

In Ballure, a standing stone still marks the earth, though no human hand is recorded to have set it there. Its age is uncertain and its purpose is lost, but the stone itself remains clear: a vertical shape in County Antrim, separate from the ordinary ground around it. Maybe it guided people, marked a boundary, or watched the sky. Whatever it did, it has kept that shape through every change the land has forgotten.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. 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 functioned as a boundary marker, ceremonial monument, or astronomical alignment feature. 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.